Reading for March 16th

Read 1 Samuel 17.28-40
In verses 33-37: While David has experienced fighting wild animals as a shepherd he is still not the warrior described in 16.18.
This tension results from the addition to the originally independent story in ch. 17.
In verses 38-39: David's inability to move in Saul's armor emphasizes his lack of experience as a soldier.
But it also shows Saul's failure to understand that David's advantage lay in his mobility.
In verse 40: His staff was a shepherd's staff little more than a stick.
The sling was not a shepherd's toy but a deadly weapon of war wielded by entire divisions of armies.
It consisted of two cords attached to a pouch from which a stone was hurled, potentially with great accuracy (Judg 20.16).
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