GIANTS
1 Samuel 17:1-51
Now
the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered
together at Shochoh, which belongeth
to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 2 And
Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of
Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. 3 And
the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on a
mountain on the other side: and there was
a valley between them. 4 And there went out a champion out of
the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5 And
he had an helmet of brass upon his
head, and he was armed with a coat of
mail; and the weight of the coat was
five thousand shekels of brass. 6 And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass
between his shoulders. 7 And the staff of his spear was like a weaver’s beam; and his
spear’s head weighed six hundred
shekels of iron: and one bearing a shield went before him. 8 And
he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye
come out to set your battle in array?
am not I a Philistine, and ye
servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me. 9 If
he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but
if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and
serve us. 10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of
Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. 11 When
Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed,
and greatly afraid.
12 Now
David was the son of that Ephrathite
of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was
Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul. 13 And the
three eldest sons of Jesse went and
followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the
battle were Eliab the firstborn, and
next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 14 And David was the youngest: and the three eldest
followed Saul. 15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed
his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem. 16 And the Philistine drew
near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days. 17 And
Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this
parched corn, and these ten loaves,
and run to the camp to thy brethren; 18 And carry these ten
cheeses unto the captain of their
thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge. 19 Now
Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were
in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. 20 And
David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, and took,
and went, as Jesse had commanded him; and he came to the trench, as the host
was going forth to the fight, and shouted for the battle. 21 For
Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army against army. 22 And
David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into
the army, and came and saluted his brethren. 23 And as he
talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistine of Gath,
Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to
the same words: and David heard them.
24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, fled from
him, and were sore afraid. 25 And the men of Israel said, Have
ye seen this man that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it
shall be, that the man who killeth
him, the king will enrich him with great riches, and will give him his
daughter, and make his father’s house free in Israel. 26 And
David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man
that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who
is this uncircumcised Philistine,
that he should defy the armies of the living God? 27 And the
people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man
that killeth him. 28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he
spake unto the men; and Eliab’s anger was kindled against David, and he said,
Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in
the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou
art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And David
said, What have I now done? Is there
not a cause? 30 And he turned from him toward another, and
spake after the same manner: and the people answered him again after the former
manner. 31 And when the words were heard which David spake,
they rehearsed them before Saul: and
he sent for him.
32 And
David said to Saul, Let no man’s heart fail because of him; thy servant will go
and fight with this Philistine. 33 And Saul said to David, Thou
art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war
from his youth. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept
his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of
the flock: 35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and
delivered it out of his mouth: and
when he arose against me, I caught him
by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. 36 Thy servant slew
both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one
of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of the living God. 37 David
said moreover, The Lord that
delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he
will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David,
Go, and the Lord be with thee. 38 And
Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head;
also he armed him with a coat of mail. 39 And David girded his
sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot
go with these; for I have not proved them.
And David put them off him. 40 And he took his staff in his
hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a
shepherd’s bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the
Philistine. 41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto
David; and the man that bare the shield went
before him. 42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw
David, he disdained him: for he was but
a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 43 And the
Philistine said unto David, Am I a
dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his
gods. 44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I
will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 45 Then
said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear,
and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of
Israel, whom thou hast defied. 46 This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I
will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of
the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild
beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
47 And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear:
for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our
hands. 48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and
came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to
meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag, and
took thence a stone, and slang it,
and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his
forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. 50 So David
prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the
Philistine, and slew him; but there was
no sword in the hand of David. 51 Therefore David ran, and
stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath
thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines
saw their champion was dead, they fled. 52 And the men of
Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou
come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the
Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron. 53 And
the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they
spoiled their tents. 54 And David took the head of the
Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
INTRO
I. HOW GIANTS IN THE BIBLE WERE FORMED
Gen
6:4
4 There
were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of
God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became
mighty men which were of old, men of
renown.
Giants in the Bible come from
Nephilim (Gen 6:4) – Means violent or causing to fall
II. HOW GIANTS ARE FORMED IN OUR LIFE
1. Sin
that becomes deeply rooted in family
Familiar Spirits – Deep rooted problems in your family (iniquity) that
has demonic origin.
2. Can
Manifest as:
Systemic Poverty - Lying
- Divorce - Sexual Perversion -
Barriers to Progress - Mental Illness
- Inability to Cope with Stress
Once giants die, that which they occupied
becomes yours
3.
Giants
aim to keep you out of your Promised Land
Numbers 13:33 – 14:1-4
33 And there we saw the giants, the
sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as
grasshoppers, and so we were in their
sight.
1 And all the congregation lifted up
their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. 2 And all
the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole
congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt!
or would God we had died in this wilderness! 3 And wherefore hath
the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and
our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt? 4
And they said one to another, Let us make a captain, and let us return into Egypt.
III. HOW GIANTS MANIFEST
1. They
show up when you least expect them – David just showed up “David heard them”
(v. 23)
2. They
love to challenge you. – They won’t leave you be (v 8-9) – Every day for 40 days
3. They
specialize in provoking Fear but they
are never hat they seem to be– (v.11) “dismayed and greatly afraid”
IV. HOW TO DEFEAT YOUR GIANT
1. Make
up your mind you will fight your giant (v.32) “thy servant will go and fight”
2. Don’t
look at your own ability (v. 33) thou art not able
3. Don’t
consider the giants track record. (v.
34) “a
man of war from his youth”
4. Consider
your history with God –Fight on your own terms lion and bear
5. Rest
in Covenant (v. 36) Uncircumcised
6. Don’t
underestimate your anointing “I have not proved them”
7. You
must draw near your giant. (v. 40) He
drew near and ran”
8. Overcome
demonically induced intimidation. (v. 44)
“Philistine cursed David by his gods
9. Know
who’s Battle it is “I come to you in the name of the Lord
10. Talk Smack to your Giant
46 This day will the LORD deliver
thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and
I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls
of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know
that there is a God in Israel 47
And all this assembly shall know that
the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD’S, and he
will give you into our hands.
11. Set up a memorial
