DAD'S RAMBLINGS -- RELATIVES OF THE GIANT

DAD'S RAMBLINGS – RELATIVES OF THE GIANT

"These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants." (II Samuel 21:22)

The giant from Gath. We remember him from the time that David defeated the giant and routed the Philistines. It was a great victory.

But it was not the end of the story. Just because Goliath had been defeated did not mean that the battle was over. Goliath had sons and other relatives who were also giants.

We find here in II Samuel 21, that the relatives of Goliath were still alive and needed to be defeated. The first was Ishbi-benob, a son of the giant, who was killed by Abishai, a nephew, of David (vs 17a). Next, Saph, another son of Goliath, was killed by Sibbechai the Hushathite (vs. 18). Then there was Lahmi, a brother of the Goliath, who was killed by Elhanan, also called Jair (vs. 19; see I Chronicles 20:5). Then there was another unnamed son of the giant who was killed by Jonathan, another nephew of David.

Now, we have an adversary – Satan – who was defeated by the Lord Jesus at the Cross. But there other giants who keep popping up to challenge us.

Just because we have won a great victory over some giant in our life does not mean that the battle is over. There will be other giants who invade our territory that need to be defeated. The victory over the giants will not be complete until we get to heaven.

We do have victory in Jesus, but as we stand against Satan and his hoard, we need to be alert to their tactics – we are not ignorant of their devices (II Corinthians 2:11) – and be sure to wear our armor (Ephesians 6:10-18).

O victory in Jesus, our Savior forever.

Love, Dad