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Why did David Choose five smooth stones before going to fight Goliath?

Question: "Why did David choose five smooth stones before going to fight Goliath? Was David doubting God? Was it because Goliath had five brothers? Or, was David simply being prepared?" Answer:   Some presume that David took five smooth stones instead of just one because he had some doubt. However, there is no indication in the story of David and Goliath that by picking up five smooth stones instead of one that David was doubting God. Rather, David was simply being prepared. What if the Philistines attacked him after he killed Goliath? How would he have defended himself? David was simply being prepared when he took the four additional stones. Also, he couldn’t have known that one stone would be enough to kill the giant. God had not promised that David would kill Goliath with the first stone. David had experience in defending the sheep he guarded with his sling and stones. It would seem that the animals David had faced were far braver than the men with Goliath, because they al

DAVID: A Man After God's Own Heart.

To understand why David was a man after God’s own heart, we need to see what characteristics he had to qualify for such an exalted description. In the book of Acts, the apostle Paul speaks of God’s feelings about King David: “After removing Saul, he made David their king. He testified concerning him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do’” ( Acts 13:22 ). The answer to why David was considered a man after God’s own heart is found right in the verse: David did whatever God wanted him to do. An obvious question is how could God still call David a man after His own heart when David committed such terrible sins, including adultery and murder? We learn much of David’s character in the   book of Psalms as he opened up his life for all to examine.   David’s life   was a portrait of success and failure, and the biblical record highlights the fact that David was far from perfect. But what made David a cut above the rest was that his h

The World as I See It

        According to Wikipedia, The  World  is the planet Earth and all Life upon it, including human civilization. In a philosophical context, "The world" is the whole of the physical universe or an ontological world. The  World  existed before you and I were born. My view and the way I see the world is different from the way you see it, But what makes the world interesting is our individual view of it. Please feel free to write your own view of the world at the comment box for learning purposes. But now let's read my own view of the world. The World is filled with mysteries, some solved, some you can't fathom and some remain completely unknown. But then, there comes a time when the unknown becomes known and the known becomes unknown or facts. The world is a small global village where people of all races, ethnicity, religion, culture and tradition live together in peace, harmony, conflict and war. The world is a place where you meet people with different characters a