5 stones

I believe george, that God eguipped David and the evidence of that is his being a youth and his small size compared to the giant. The Spirit of God makes no mistakes, nothing does He do by happenchance.

The very air you breath is provided by the LORD just as He provided the 5 stones in the brook He provided. That word "five" isn't there as just a historical account, but for the reason of God. I would really hate to know I thought so little of the Word of God to limit it to only a book of the history of a bunch of dead kings and their plunders, but that would be the fault of naturaleyes, for the things of the Spirit are spiritually discerned/ seen.

You mention the "middle" of the fire, kinda reminds me of 3 Hebrew young men; Meshach, Shadrach, and Abednego, but mostly that 4th man in the fire, likened unto the Son of God walking within that firey furnace, or is it just my imagination? NO! It's the Word of God! John 1:1 The Word. Wonder if grace had anything to do with that? Hmmmm?

 

I have no clue why David picked up five stones, maybe that was what was available in the likely brief time he had as he approached the giant, or maybe it does have some type of spiritual significance. It's interesting to speculate, but let's not be dogmatic about the stones as types of this or that. I do believe we can preach and teach that David represents God's child and the giant represents overwhelming circumstances...that if we trust YHWH, as David did, we too can conquer proverbial "giants". Let's be careful though about "Augustine" problem...to allegorize when it is not needed. At the same time their are times when we can do so...see Galatians 4:24 "allegory" in the KJV, "symbolic" NKJV

 

I believe george, that God eguipped David and the evidence of that is his being a youth and his small size compared to the giant. The Spirit of God makes no mistakes, nothing does He do by happenchance.

The very air you breath is provided by the LORD just as He provided the 5 stones in the brook He provided. That word "five" isn't there as just a historical account, but for the reason of God. I would really hate to know I thought so little of the Word of God to limit it to only a book of the history of a bunch of dead kings and their plunders, but that would be the fault of naturaleyes, for the things of the Spirit are spiritually discerned/ seen.

You mention the "middle" of the fire, kinda reminds me of 3 Hebrew young men; Meshach, Shadrach, and Abednego, but mostly that 4th man in the fire, likened unto the Son of God walking within that firey furnace, or is it just my imagination? NO! It's the Word of God! John 1:1 The Word. Wonder if grace had anything to do with that? Hmmmm? </font>[/QUOTE]Don't know how the three Hebrew kids got in here; except there is a lot of meandering around that has no application to the question at hand. Your hateful attitude makes me think maybe I should find another forum where real Christians post. Not those making threats about guns and the like

 

Well then Murphy, can we invite you to give your ideas concerning these "5 stones"? you introduced the subject but fail to give anything but the post I pulled this from, that really isn't fair.

I am not asking you to do so to effect anything I've already said in this thread, any other for that matter, but we at least deserve to hear what you've got to say on this topic, whether we debate it or not, and just keep proclaiming the essence of the spiritual applications of God's Word for the good of others and the Glory of God.

That is why I questioned your reason for intitiating it, you haven't answered still.

 

Five stones simply means five stones. If it says otherwise in the Bible please let me know. As a bible believer I believe what the Bible says. If It states a reason for picking up five stones please post it. I appreciate the belief that the number 5 stands for grace. But I have yet seen it in the Bible. And even if I did believe that 5 = grace, how can I know that five stones = grace?
I'm not charismatic so I don't believe that God will someday say, "Tim, I told David to pick up 5 stones so that someday preachers looking for a good message will have something to spiritualize." There is enough good preaching in the Bible without stretching texts to mean something they don't.

 

Double post SORRY!

 

I have been over zealous and I over-racted in this topic, and my view has been made clear, I just went the wrong way about it and I am sorry to have offended anyone. I will ask all to forgive me, but I in no way am making an excuse for my behaviour. I leave myself open to public scrutiny regarding this subject and am at your mercy.

Thank You nad God Bless,

Ricky

 

I think David waas being prudent in picking up extra stones. Even if he believed he could kill goliath with one,and I'm not shure he believed that, there was still Goliath's armor bearer, and the rest of the army behind!

 

I never said anything of the sort and I hope that you will see that. I do believe there are spiritual applications from the passage. I do not have a dead theology. I am not limited in it. I don't need you to tell me how to pray or anything else. I do wish you would read what I said and take it to heart. The number five has no spiritual meaning. It is a number; it is not a message. He picked up five stones because he picked up five stones. There is an awful lot to preach from this passage without adding stuff like this. Preach the text; not your own ideas from the text.

I accept your apology and trust that this will put an end to the rancor here.

 

Let's bury the hatchet, Larry, along with the handle, please.