Peterson describes the other sons in similar fashion to help readers visualize the irrelevance of outward appearance to a God who looks at the heart. A few weeks ago, I returned to 1 Samuel 17 and took another shot at the story I had smothered with an analytical outline and historical details. That reinforced the value of the hard work necessary to proclaim an Old Testament narrative. Steven D. Mathewson is pastor of Dry Creek Bible Church in Belgrade, Montana. Fall 1997, Vol.
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