Scripture Text: 1 Samuel 17:20-50

Bryan Buck

Quotes for Reflection

Jeremiah 9:23-24

Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches, but let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD who practices steadfast love, justice, and righteousness in the earth. For in these things I delight, declares the LORD.

Caesarius of Arles, Sermon 121.4, Sixth Century

All that we read prefigured in David at that time, dearly beloved, we know was accomplished in our Lord Jesus Christ; for he strangled the lion and the bear when he descended into hell to free all the saints from their jaws.

William Blaikie, Expository L ...