“And when he [Saul] stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.”
Theories differ on the height of Saul. Some say he was seven feet tall, others, eight feet, still others believe him to have been closer to nine. One thing for sure, among the children of Israel, he was a giant of a male specimen . Certainly his stature qualified him to do battle with Goliath, had he the inward character and intestinal fortitude.
In reality, Saul was a small man in a giant’s body; David, a giant of a man in a lad’s body. Position and physique don’t make the man. In both the religious and political realm, down through history, many have chosen to blindly follow men who, from all outward appearances, seemed like giants. Yet, they woke up to the fact their leader was in fact a pigmy of a soul in a man’s body.
One of the main differences between Saul and David was that, the latter was comfortable in in own skin, while the former had no peace with who he was. The man or woman who is at home with themselves can take on any and all giants. But the insecure, he or she, like the ostrich, hide their head in the sand, thinking the giants of life will just naturally go away.
When you fight a giant, first make sure you know the person fighting him! (r.d.s.)
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