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歌利亚嘲笑以色列军队和他们的神，他大摇大摆地走路，趾高气扬地说话，扫罗的士兵从未见过像他这种趾高气昂的人。人人都陷入极度惊慌中，就是那位素来高大俊美，比每一个士兵甚至都要高的君王，也不例外。

大卫听到扫罗会赏赐大财给愿意接受巨人挑战的人，这勇士不用纳粮，并且得到王的女儿为妻。然而竟然没有人站出来与那威猛的战士交战。

没有经过任何军事选拔，也从未在扫罗军队当过兵的大卫，说他愿意和歌利亚交战。当扫罗反对时，大卫告诉扫罗他放羊时的事迹，他描述他保护容易受害的羊，不被像歌利亚那样的猛兽伤害的惊险情景；为了保护他所放的羊，大卫需要出去与狮子和熊搏斗。大卫以如此坚定的信心说话，没有一个人，包括他的哥哥们，能够质疑他的故事。大卫跟着说：“耶和华救我脱离狮子和熊的爪，也必救我脱离这非利士人的手。”（参撒上 17:37）

大卫信靠主，主便引导大卫，用机弦甩出去的石子命中那傲慢的巨人并战胜了他。

在这件事上，我们学到什么功课，可应用在我们今天的生活上呢？

Goliath mocked the Israelite army and their God. With swagger in his walk and talk, Goliath had an air of superiority that Saul’s soldiers had not seen. Fear gripped everyone, including the tall, handsome king who stood above most of his soldiers.

David heard that Saul had offered great wealth to anyone who would take on the giant. That brave person would also be exempt from taxes and receive the king’s daughter in marriage. But no one had stepped forward to fight the great warrior.

Without any military testing or time spent in Saul’s army, David said he would fight Goliath. And when Saul objected, David told about his work as a shepherd. He described amazing scenes of protecting vulnerable sheep against animal versions of Goliath. To protect the sheep under his care, David had to go out and fight lions and bears. David spoke with such confidence that no one, not even his brothers, challenged his story. Then David said, “The LORD who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine.”

David trusted in the Lord, and the Lord guided David to bring down that arrogant giant with a stone from a sling.

What lessons can we learn here for our living today?