Subject: why five stones |
Bible Note: Hi Bro don, Goliath did have 4 brothers. 2 Sam 21:16-22 Then Ishbi-benob, who was among the descendants of the giant, the weight of whose spear was three hundred shekels of bronze in weight, was girded with a new sword, and he intended to kill David. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, "You shall not go out again with us to battle, so that you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel." Now it came about after this that there was war again with the Philistines at Gob; then Sibbecai the Hushathite struck down Saph, who was among the descendants of the giant. There was war with the Philistines again at Gob, and Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim the Bethlehemite killed Goliath the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver's beam. There was war at Gath again, where there was a man of great stature who had six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in number; and he also had been born to the giant.When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David's brother, struck him down. These four were born to the giant in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants. It is possible, perhaps even likely, that they were present at the killing of Goliath. It is also possible that David wanted to be prepared for them, however it seems unlikely that David was thinking of that. (just my opinion) Many events in scripture are played out prophetically or as types before hand. Abraham's offer of His son as a sacrifice and the ram caught with its head in the bush is a type of Jesus Christ being sacrificed in our stead. I believe that David simply picked 5 smooth stones to be prepared for anything and perhaps there were 5 very nice stones that he thought would be a perfect size and weight for his sling. I am not saying or implying that this happened. I am just pointing out possibilities. It is interesting that the mighty men of David killed the four brothers. Therefore David killed them. I firmly believe it was a prophetic occurrance that did bring about the death of the four brothers. Here is an example of a similar occurrance 2 Kin 13:16-19 Then he said to the king of Israel, "Put your hand on the bow." And he put his hand on it, then Elisha laid his hands on the king's hands. He said, "Open the window toward the east," and he opened it. Then Elisha said, "Shoot!" And he shot. And he said, "The LORD'S arrow of victory, even the arrow of victory over Aram; for you will defeat the Arameans at Aphek until you have destroyed them." Then he said, "Take the arrows," and he took them. And he said to the king of Israel, "Strike the ground," and he struck it three times and stopped. So the man of God was angry with him and said, "You should have struck five or six times, then you would have struck Aram until you would have destroyed it. But now you shall strike Aram only three times." |