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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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