1 Samuel 17:41-44 “cursed David by his gods”

 ”So the Philistine came, and began drawing near to David, and the man who bore the shield went before him. And when the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him; for he was only a youth, ruddy and good-looking. So the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. And the Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”“

‭‭I Samuel‬ ‭17‬:‭41‬-‭44‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

a. So the Philistine came…and the man who bore the shield went before him: Obviously, because of Goliath’s size and experience, it was not a “fair” fight. Added to that, it was two against one because Goliath had an armor bearer with him.

b. When the Philistine looked about and saw David, he disdained him: The idea behind looked about is almost that Goliath had to look around to find David. David was so small compared to this man that Goliath had a hard time even seeing him. But when he did see him, he disdained him. There was nothing – nothing – in David that struck fear or respect in Goliath’s heart. Goliath felt insulted that they sent David (Am I a dog that you come to me with sticks?).

i. When Goliath asked, “Am I a dog?” it was worse than it sounds. The Hebrew word for dog (kaleb) is used in passages like Deuteronomy 23:18 for male homosexual prostitutes. Goliath felt that sending David was an insult to his manhood.

c. And the Philistine cursed David by his gods: If it hadn’t been established before, it is certainly settled now. This is not a fair fight. It isn’t Goliath and his armor bearer against David. It is Goliath and his armor bearer against David and the LORD God of Israel. The battle is over. Anyone with any spiritual understanding could finish the story from here.

d. Come to me: “Bring it on, little boy!” David will be more than happy to oblige Goliath’s request.

“cursed David by his gods”

Uh oh, this isn’t going to end well! 

“Damn it” isn’t God’s last name but this is more than taking the Lords name in vain! 

I only recall one other verse in the Bible referring to cursing God,

”Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!”“ ‭‭Job‬ ‭2‬:‭9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Job didn’t curse God! But Goliath did curse David in the name of God! 

”Of how much worse punishment, do you suppose, will he be thought worthy who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, counted the blood of the covenant by which he was sanctified a common thing, and insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The Lord will judge His people.”“ ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭29‬-‭30‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

I wouldn’t want to be under that judgement, would you?

Blessings