David and Goliath Part 14 - The Lesson of the Birds

# 250 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 17:44-46a, “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!" 45 Then David said to the Philistine, "You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 "This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, (1 Sam 17:44-46a) Lots of trash talking going on here before the battle. Goliath says he will feed David's carcass to the vultures and the beasts. David saying that he will not only lop of Goliath's head, but the entire Philistine army will be food for the vultures and beasts! Either way, dinner is served for the vultures. This feast of the birds should cause us to look at the Book of Revelation and the final victory of Christ executed upon His return. It is one of the major lessons of David and Goliath. Re 19:17 Then I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in the midst of heaven, "Come and gather together for the supper of the great God, 18 "that you may eat the flesh of kings, the flesh of captains, the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all people, free and slave, both small and great." 19 And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. You can see the similarities. Goliath representing the beast, and the Philistine army representing all the anti Christian forces or unbelievers who will be done away with for all time on the Last Day. The battle belongs to the Lord, and we read in v 21, that they were killed with “the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh.” This sword is the Word of God which comes from Jesus and judges all on the Last Day. Joh 12:48 says, "He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him--the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day.” Beloved, on the Last Day, will you be “carrion” or “carried to” heaven?