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Strangers To The Covenan
Part 4Representative Man
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The English word covenant comes fromLatincon-venire
Which literally means to come together
agree.
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The Hebrew word is berith , which mbind or to fetter; a binding obligation.
It is the ultimate expression of committ
and trust
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We have looked at the ingredients of cowhich were always present and how th
typified a new level of identification.
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Today we are going to look at theREPRESENTATION of covenant.
When people entered into covenant th
always selected someone to represent
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The word represent means to presento present the will of another, to speak
act with authority on the part of anothebe a substitute for.
The representative knows their needs adesires and speaks as them andforthethe other party.
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In the O.T. the representative had to besame blood and family. He was from th
the clan, or family and gathered them t
himself and spoke as them and for them
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For us, from the west, we have difficultthis. Our cultural focus is on the individ
Everything begins and ends with the in
person.
The Bible speaks of a entirely different
mentality. It speaks of representatives a
fact that the acts and achievements of
individual become those of the whole f
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Again, look at David, as he exemplifies ttruth. In 1 Samuel 17 we read when the
Philistines had declared war on Israel.
They were an aggressive, hate-filled pe Big, intimidating, dressed to kill.
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Choose a man for yourselves, and let hcome down to me. If he is able to fight
me and kill me, then we will be your se
But if I prevail against him and kill him,
you shall be our servants and serve us.
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I defy the armies of Israel this day; givman, that we may fight together. Whe
and all Israel heard these words of the
Philistine, they were dismayed and grea
afraid. V.10-11
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And the Philistine drew near and presehimself forty days, morning and evenin
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Goliath represented the Philistines, andsense WAS them. Their history was wra
up in him. He was bellowing out a chall
for the same representative that would
embody Israel.
This challenge was made for FORTY day
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Saul, who was the obvious man, fearedoffered his daughter, tax free living, rich
the man who take on this challenge.
They had lost by default, all that was w
was the formal surrender.
Six weeks of humiliation, and Jesse sen
younger son to take rations to his other
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Then David spoke to the men who stoohim, saying, What shall be done for th
who kills this Philistine and takes away
reproach from Israel? For who is this
uncircumcised Philistine, that he should
the armies of the living God? v. 26
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Why did you come down here? And wwhom have you left those few sheep in
wilderness? I know your pride and the
insolence of your heart, for you have co
down to see the battle. v.28
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What have I done now? Is there not acause? v.30
David sees himself as the representativ
Now when the words which David spokheard, they reported them to Saul; and
sent for him. Then David said to Saul,
mans heart fail because of him; your se
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And Saul said to David, You are not abagainst this Philistine to fight with him;
are a youth, and he a man of war from
youth.
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Your servant used to keep his fathers she
and when a lion or a bear came and took out of the flock, I went out after it and strand delivered the lamb from its mouth; anit arose against me, I caught it by its beard
struck and killed it. Your servant has killedlion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philwill be like one of them, seeing he has defarmies of the living God. Moreover DavidThe Lord, who delivered me from the pa
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Then he took his staff in his hand; and hchose for himself five smooth stones fr
brook, and put them in a shepherds ba
pouch which he had, and his sling was i
hand. And he drew near to the Philistin
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And when the Philistine looked about aDavid, he disdained him; for he was on
youth, ruddy and good-looking. So the
Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, tha
come to me with sticks? And the Philis
cursed David by his gods. And the Philis
said to David, Come to me, and I will g
your flesh to the birds of the air and the
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You come to me with a sword, with a spear, an
javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lhosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom y
defied. This day the Lord will deliver you into m
and I will strike you and take your head from y
this day I will give the carcasses of the camp ofPhilistines to the birds of the air and the wild b
the earth, that all the earth may know that theGod in Israel. Then all this assembly shall know
Lord does not save with sword and spear; for t
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and he slung it and struck the Philistineforehead, so that the stone sank into h
forehead, and he fell on his face to the
50 So David prevailed over the Philistin
a sling and a stone, and struck the Phili
and killed him
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And when the Philistines saw that theirchampion was dead, they fled. 52 Now
men of Israel and Judah arose and shouand pursued the Philistines as far as the
entrance of the valley[a] and to the gatEkron. And the wounded of the Philistinalong the road to Shaaraim, even as far
Gath and Ekron. 53 Then the children o
returned from chasin the Philistines a
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