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Verse 1 Samuel 17:18. _CARRY THESE TEN CHEESES_] _Cheeses of milk_,
says the _margin_. In the East they do not make what we call _cheese_:
they press the milk but slightly, and carry it in rush basket...
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TAKE THEIR PLEDGE - i. e., bring back what they have to say in return....
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2. DAVID AND GOLIATH
CHAPTER 17
_ 1. Goliath of Gath, the Philistine (1 Samuel 17:1)_
2. David's errand and inquiry (1 Samuel 17:12)
3. David's offer to fight Goliath (1 Samuel 17:31)
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1 SAMUEL 17:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 18:5. DAVID AND GOLIATH (E, with additione
by R). In this section two narratives seem to have been interwoven.
For the sake of convenience, we may denote one set of passages...
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THEIR PLEDGE: i.e.. token from them of their welfare. a message or
letter, or. lock of hair. Compare Genesis 37:13, Gen 14:32, Gen 14:33....
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_look how thy brethren fare_ Visit thy brethren and enquire after
their welfare. Cp. Genesis 37:14.
_take their pledge_ Bring home some token from them that they are
well: the equivalent of a letter....
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David's errand to the camp
12 31. This section is not found in the Vatican MS. of the Sept. On
the difficulties it presents, and the question of its genuineness see
Note VI. p. 241....
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CARRY THESE TEN CHEESES— In the Hebrew החלב חריצי
_charitsei hechalab, ten cheeses of milk;_ upon which the author of
the _Observations_ remarks, that the word can hardly be imagined to
signify _chees...
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_David Hears of Goliath's Challenge._ 1 Samuel 17:12-27
12 Now David _was_ the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-judah,
whose name _was_ Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among
men _fo...
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_AND CARRY THESE TEN CHEESES UNTO THE CAPTAIN OF THEIR THOUSAND, AND
LOOK HOW THY BRETHREN FARE, AND TAKE THEIR PLEDGE._
Carry these ten cheeses unto the captain - to enlist his kind
attention. х_ `A...
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DAVID SLAYS GOLIATH
1 Samuel 17:1 to 1 Samuel 18:5 is evidently taken from a different
document from 1 Samuel 16:14. In 1 Samuel 16:
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TAKE THEIR PLEDGE] 'bring back from them some proof that you have
fulfilled your mission.'...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 17
DAVID AND GOLIATH
V1 The *Philistines gathered their army ready for a battle. They met
at Sucoh in the land of *Judah. They camped in the...
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LOOK HOW THY BRETHREN FARE. — The same learned commentator
(Wordsworth), following out this curious line of Patristic
interpretation, remarks on these words: “David is sent by his father
to his brethr...
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CHAPTER XXIV.
_ DAVID'S CONFLICT WITH GOLIATH_
1 Samuel 17:1.
THESE irrepressible Philistines were never long recovering from their
disasters. The victory of Jonathan had been impaired by the exhaus...
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DAVID UNAWED BY THE GIANT
1 Samuel 17:17
At this juncture David arrived in the camp, sent by Jesse to inquire
after the welfare of his three elder sons, who had followed Saul to
the war. He also brou...
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The story contained in this chapter is one of the most familiar of the
Old Testament narratives. It places Saul and David in sharp contrast
as each stands out in clear relief.
In the presence of the e...
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And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of [their] thousand, and
look how thy brethren fare, and take their (e) pledge.
(e) If they have laid anything to gauge for their necessity, redeem it
out...
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Cheeses. Hebrew, "of milk." Septuagint, "pieces of soft cheese:" erts
is no where else used to denote cheese. This was a present (Calmet)
for (Hebrew) "the Chiliarch." --- Placed, who is their immedia...
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(17) And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an
ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp
to thy brethren; (18) And carry these ten cheeses unto the ca...
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Now that we have heard the prophet's judgment of king Saul, there
follows next the choice of Jehovah. The chapter gives us in a very
striking manner the manifest sentence of death on all the thoughts...
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The Philistines, that type of the enemy's power, present themselves
again with their champion at their head, against whom no one dares to
fight. David had returned home, and was living in the simplici...
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AND CARRY THESE TEN CHEESES UNTO THE CAPTAIN OF THEIR THOUSAND,....
Their chiliarch or colonel, who had the command of 1000 men, and under
whom Jesse's sons fought; Jarchi thinks this was Jonathan, wh...
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And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of [their] thousand, and
look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
Ver. 18. _Look how thy brethren fare._] Great is a parent's care.
“ _Omnis in...
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_Jesse said, Take now for thy brethren_, &c. He thought provisions
might be scarce with them. But, having other sons at home with him, it
was, no doubt, through a divine influence that he sent David f...
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1 The armies of the Israelites, and Philistines beeing readie to
battell,
4 Goliath commeth proudly forth, to chalenge a combate.
12 Dauid sent by his father to visit his brethren, taketh the
chalen...
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DAVID PLAYS FOR SAUL...
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and carry these ten cheeses, portions of curds, probably on the order
of cottage-cheese, UNTO THE CAPTAIN OF THEIR THOUSAND, under whose
command his brothers were, AND LOOK HOW THY BRETHREN FARE, inqu...
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DAVID SENT TO THE CAMP...
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The time comes when both Saul and David are to be publicly proven as
regards their fitness to rule over Israel. The Philistines, though
previously defeated through Jonathan's faith, return to challeng...
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CHEESES:
_ Heb._ cheeses of milk
CAPTAIN OF THEIR THOUSAND:
_ Heb._ captain of a thousand...
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12-30 Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that
critical juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs, so as
to serve his designs. In times of general formality and lukewar...
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UNTO THE CAPTAIN OF THEIR THOUSAND; in whose power it was in a great
measure, either to preserve them, or to expose them to utmost hazards.
TAKE THEIR PLEDGE, i.e. bring me some token of their welfare...
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1 Samuel 17:18 carry H935 (H8686) ten H6235 cheeses H2461 H2757
captain H8269 thousand H505 see H6485 ...
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GOLIATH CHALLENGES ISRAEL WITH NO TAKERS. DAVID IS SENT TO TAKE HIS
BROTHERS FOOD (1 SAMUEL 17:1).
This passage brings us face to face with two figures, the first the
formidable Philistine warrior, Go...
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1 Samuel 17
Notice:
I. David was on God's side. This was a religious war. Goliath fought
for Dagon and cursed David by his gods. David fought for Jehovah. Let
every child know for certain that he is...
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CONTENTS: Defiance of Israel by Goliath and David's victory over him.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Saul, Goliath, Eliab, Abinadab, Shammah.
CONCLUSION: The battle is God's battle. If our confidence is pur...
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1 Samuel 17:4. _There went out a champion, Goliath of Gath;_ a
military character well known to the Hebrews. More than thirty years
before he had scattered the army of Israel, slain the sons of Eli, a...
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_Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle._
THE BATTLE OF ELAH
While the Philistines were posted on the stony hills covered with
brushwood which bounded the valley on the south, S...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 17:1 David has been chosen by the Lord,
anointed as king privately, and has been serving in Saul’s court.
Now, he defeats Goliath and, as a result, becomes publicly known.
Da...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 17:18 THEIR THOUSAND. The Hebrew term
usually means “thousand,” but in the present context it probably
refers to a military unit of undetermined size....
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CRITITCAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 17:12. “The full account of the person and family of David
tells what we already know from chap. 16, and yet reads as if nothing
had been said of his origin. T...
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ADVANCE OF DAVID IN REPUTATION BY THE SLAUGHTER OF GOLIATH (1 Samuel
17:1.).
EXPOSITION
GOLIATH'S DEFIANCE OF ISRAEL ...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to the seventeenth chapter of first
Samuel? In the seventeenth chapter of first Samuel, we read where,
The Philistines had gathered their armies together [against the
child...
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1 Samuel 16:20; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 3:6; 2 Samuel
17:29;...
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Pledge — That is, bring me some token of their welfare....