Samuel 16-End

There are many things that I liked about this first book book of Samuel. To start off, I would like to share a quote that God said to Samuel in Chapter 16 while they were looking for the new king: "Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth: for man looketh on owtward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.". For many reasons, this quote explains exactly what is going on in the world today. It is the natural habit of humans to be superficial when what really matters is in the inside. The bible said that all of Jesse's older sons had an incredible appearence, but Samuel ended up choosing the youngest of them all, David, to be king.

The second lesson I learned was when Goliath, a giant monster, threatened to kill the Iraelites. David, the smallest of all brothers, was able to kill him with a rock and a slingshot while everyone ran away in fear. This story shows us that mind will always triumph over muscle, as proved by David. This is how us, weak humans, have control over the rest of the animals like lions or goriallas who are several times stronger than we are.

Last of all, I enjoyed the fact that Saul's jealousy of David never got him what he wanted. No matter how much he tried to kill him, David would always come out winning. In the end, he escapes with the help of Saul's daughter and son. This proves that although vengeance might seem like a good idea at first, it will only end up making the problem bigger. Think it out first, there is more than just one solution to your problem.