mick berger
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Slinging Rocks!
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There is no doubt that David was indeed a gifted slinger.And God was indeed on David`s side.
Reading 1 Samuel is what brought me to this site....I was gonna make my own sling.And thanks to all for your articles on making them.
One must consider that he smote a lion and a bear also.Being a hunter,shooter,and reloader leads me to believe he knew how to change calibers.He before the battle took a supply wagon thru hostile territory,and it would be hard for me to imagine he went without ammo in his pouch,yet the text says he went to the creekbed for suitable ammo for Goliath.Items listed for the battle was his ammo pouch,staff,5 different stones,and his sling.I cant imagine taking anything un-necessary to a battle to the death.Even the giant`s statement,"am I a dog that you came to fight me with sticks" is quite odd and that the giant would have certainly known of slings and stones.
Coming here for the first time(December) I noticed something about a staff sling.WHEREUPON all the literature made complete sense.I vote for the staff sling as the weapon used.I think David had the real weapon neatly concealed just behind his shoulder,taking out the giant quickly and by surprise attack.And like Aussie says the giant greatly under estimated an opponent.I have been beaten at chess by young people the very same way.
With that said....could David just have used just the sling??? Yes of course we all know here how powerful a weapon it is.And at the risk of "gnosticism" which all my Bible teachers have warned about in the past....I still vote for the staff sling.
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