Before we can apply the truth in 1 Samuel 17, we must know how the original audience understood it, and that means determining the overall purpose of 1 Samuel as a book.
Bago natin mailapat ang katotohanan ng 1 Samuel 17, kailangan nating malaman kung paano iyon naunawaan ng mga orihinal na mambabasa at nangangahulugan ito ng pangunawa sa pangkalahatang layunin ng Aklat ng 1 Samuel.