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1 Samuel 17:(1a, 4-11, 19-23), 32-49

Proper 7B

As we continue to trace the development of the monarchy in Israel and use that history to reflect on the relationship between human leadership and divine sovereignty in our own lives, we come to this famous story of David and Goliath.  It is the second chapter in the story of David’s rise to power in…

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1 Samuel 17: (1a, 4-11, 19-23) 32-49

Proper 7B

North American television might eat up 1 Samuel 17’s story.  It, after all, bristles with the kind of military might and imagery that networks like the CBC and Fox News make their living on.  They love to do close-ups on war’s most powerful human figures that are soldiers of one shape or another.  Even 1…

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I Samuel 17

Proper 7B

Some years ago when last the Lectionary included this famous story, I consulted my son’s “Student Bible” as it was the handiest Bible to grab while I worked at home that day.  This particular version of the Bible inserts some textual explanations and elaborations into the biblical text inside little colored boxes.  Midway through I…

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