c. 1024 BC
The young shepherd David, armed with only a sling and five stones, defeated the Philistine giant Goliath who had defied Israel's army for forty days. David declared he fought in the name of the Lord of hosts.
David's victory over Goliath demonstrates that God delivers His people not by human strength but by faith. The shepherd boy who defeated the giant foreshadows Christ, the Good Shepherd who conquered sin and death.
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