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NASB | 1 Samuel 17:40 He took his stick in his hand and chose for himself five smooth stones from the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his pouch, and his sling was in his hand; and he approached the Philistine. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 17:40 Then he took his [shepherd's] staff in his hand and chose for himself five smooth stones out of the stream bed, and put them in his shepherd's bag which he had, that is, in his shepherd's pouch. With his sling in his hand, he approached the Philistine. |
Subject: number 5 means in the bible. |
Bible Note: Greetings Searcher! As you well know, I always provide scriptural support, just as I did in my last post. Yes, David had faith in God as you have pointed out in 1 Samuel 17:45. But what you are missing here is the fact that David, who God spoke through to speak such words of praise and wisdom in Psalms (you mentioned Psalm 9:10), picked out "five smooth stones" (1 Sam. 17:40). We can argue all night long about David's faith, but the bottom line is that the Bible says that he picked out five smooth stones. You also mentioned the five loaves and two fish. Yes, I realize that there were also two fish along with the five loaves. The fact of the matter is that God could have used no loaves and no fish to feed the multitude. But, if you read Luke 9:16, the Bible does, in fact, say that there were five loaves that were found and used to perform the miracle. You actually stated that the "numbers for the objects is wrong" when speaking about the five curtains. I'm not sure which Bible translation you are using, but the NASB actually uses the number five (5) in Exodus 26:9: "You shall join five curtains by themselves and the other six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the front of the tent." So, are you in fact stating that the Bible is in error when it does, in fact, state that five curtains must be joined? One could make the point that if these are God's directions to the Israelites for building His tabernacle, then this very well could be considered as God's design, direction or gift to man, since He specifically indicated five curtains in Exodus 26:9. As for Leviticus 26:8, it does specifically state that "five of you will chase a hundred." So, we could argue about which verse you like better, but it does state that "five of you will chase a hundred." Based on your responses, Scripture plainly speaks for itself, regardless of preference for which verse you might actually favor over another. --Makarios |