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80 who would kill the
giant. not one in all Israel was found
intrepid enough to attempt it.
Until ND from Bethlehem came Da'
yid. To the camp of his brethren he
came. bearing his fathers message or
love; and his brethren despised him.
But from their camp he heard the
proud challenge Of Goliath as he came
forth from the Philistine army, and he
saw the fear depicted on every face
as that challenge vas echoed among
the soldiers Of Saul He was not
afraid
The story OF the encounter Is SO
familiar that there is no need OF re-
peating 1t. Having no weapon In MS
hand, he drew the giants sword from
its sheath and cut off his head with
his own swordl And when, at the oth-
er side of the valley, Israel saw their
triumphant savior with the giants
head in his hand, they shouted ana
ran to the spells, Alone In the con-
fiict but not alone in the fruits: the
people share these with him.
For forty centuries, mankind was
confronted with the awful problem OF
sin and death. For forty centuries
the challenge of the great enemy, Sa-
tan in whose hands was the power OF
death. remained unaccepted. Until,
. from this same Bethlehem, Coo
brought forth David's son. To his own
brethren, Israel, he came, and MS
own received him not" And thus re-
, iected by his brethren he went to the
cross: down into the valley of death,
' single-handed, alone, needing no help
l from man, and man having none to
, give. "Whither / go" he said to the
disciples. as he went to the cross, we
cannot follow me now" Like David
with the giants sword, II was
= Through death" that "he made power
= less him that had the power of death"
' But though alone In death, and In the
!, awful conflict, not alone at the other
: side of it. We now behold him tri-
4 umphant Savior, crowned with glory
\. and honor" but we share with him
1 all he has earned by his death.
u Now Jonathan, in common with the
q hosts of Israel, had watched the scene
enacted in the valley, had seen the
"a deliverer triumphant at the other side
W And. his soul knit to the soul OF David
in love. "he stripped himself OF the
,s robe that was upon him, and gave II
TO David. and his garments, even tc
IN his sword, and to his bow, and 10 MI
,ir girdle" No small thing was that: the
son of the king, 4 prince of the blood
m giving up all his robes OF honor AM
the insignia OF his royalty, In order =
40 place them upon the one ne loved
he And the spirit of God has written !
Az down that 1t may preach to us OF an
!. other and of our devotion to him. Tha
I've which answers TO 1t In the life OF TN
,is Christian is recorded in the thir'
ra chapter of Philippians. The apostle
q, in the opening verses of that chapter
describes his robes of honor,-tells u
what he had TO boast about as ma
-, in the flesh, before his conversion
saving. eff any other man thinket
that he hath whereof he might trus
in the flesh. more" And that was n
a. vain boast: Paul was writing, as Q
- - ways. by the inspiration OF Cod. An
- -. more than any man Of his day coul
~. ne be proud Of what he was. But on
"a day he had a vision Of the triumpnai
- Savior at the other side OF death,
-. vision that blinded him and made
49, necessary for him to be led by u
~ hand. Hear him. on the temple stair
- recounting It, and saying, When
could not see for the glory OF IN
~ -. light" This is the effect OF tn
ihs' blessed vision everl The man WI
has seen the face of the exalted Chr
o has been blinded forever to all 9th
- objects and to all the glory OF {
az world. and has found that the on
=, safe way for him is to be led BY I
!, hand.
yas Now. can we not understand that
"a. Iterated consider him" Of the epis
80 that tells us Of his triumph and
,ver altation? Like Jonathan in his s.
abasing love for David, the soul u
NJ has seen the blessed face o. the
ss,s made sin" for US and now IN hea'
without our sins, viii love him
premely and count It his highest
TO have him magnifed in his life. :"
see Jesus, crowned with glory
honor and because We do We
gent say. that Christ may be magnined