We all know David wallops Goliath in the end. But how exactly did a young shepherd boy triumph over a menacing man of war?
It struck me recently that the key to the whole story—including its healing relevance to our lives—is in one little phrase: “five smooth stones.” Without them (and really good aim) David never would have brought the giant crashing down (see First Samuel 17 for the whole story).
Since the Bible is full of symbolism, what exactly do these stones represent? Consider the possibilities:
