Our title for this week's message was the title of an editorial in the Jerusalem Post authored by Abe Novick. The author takes us back to the story of David and Goliath and how a young boy defeated, against all odds, a massive giant.
As the story goes, the Philistines were camped on a ridge overlooking the Elah Valley, while the Israelites were on an opposite ridge. The giant, Goliath, comes down to the valley and says to the Israelites "Choose you a man and let him come down to me, the loser of the battle will become slaves to the winner."
No Israelite steps forward except a young shepherd boy who refuses armor and takes with him only a sling and five smooth stones as a weapon. Goliath mocks saying "Am I a dog that you should come to me with sticks?" What Goliath did not know was that an experienced slinger could kill or maim a target at a distance of two hundred yards.
The author compares the situation in Israel today to David in his battle as they are surrounded by very large enemy Arab countries bent on their destruction. However, Israel is empowered by technologies of modern warfare such as Stutnet, Iron Domes and Interceptor Missiles. It is the embodiment of the brave lad who outsmarted and outmaneuvered the enemy.
Most importantly, the Jews have The Lord God as their defender just as David knew he did in his battle. Psalm 2:1-3 says "Why do the nations rage, and the people plot a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against The Lord and against His anointed, saying, let us break their bonds in pieces and cast away their cords from us." However, our Lord God responds by saying in Psalm 2:8-9 "Ask of Me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession. You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel." Let us be those who pray daily verses 8 and 9 into reality for the Jewish people.
May The Lord Bless You And Keep You In His Care This Day And Each Day,
Frank
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