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David said, Yahweh who 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. Saul said to David, Go, and Yahweh shall be with you.
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Faith from Experience
Commentators agree that David's confidence was not arrogance but faith rooted in experience. He explicitly credited God for his past victories over a lion and a bear, and used that history as the basis for his trust in a future victory. As one scholar puts it, our past experiences of God's help should encourage us to trust Him and be bold in our present duties.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
Go, and the Lord be with you. —This permission and blessing of King Saul recalls the Saul of former days, before the cove…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And David said moreover ;
For the further confirmation of it, and as more strongly expressing his faith of it; not…
Presbyterian
A shepherd lad, who had come that same morning from keeping sheep, had more courage than all the mighty men of Israel. Thus God often sends good wo…
