1Sa 17:40-51, 1Ki 20:14-22, Zec 4:6-7, 12:7-8, Rom 11:33-36 | ESV | STEP | Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd’s pouch . His sling was in his hand , and he approached the Philistine .

40 Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd’s pouch. His sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine.

41 And the Philistine moved forward and came near to David, ^awith his shield-bearer in front of him. 42 And when the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was but a youth, ^bruddy and handsome in appearance. 43 And the Philistine said to David, “Am I ^ca dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh ^dto the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field.” 45 Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with ^ea javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, ^fwhom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. ^gAnd I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day ^hto the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, ⁱthat all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47 and that all this assembly may know that ^jthe Lord saves not with sword and spear. ^kFor the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hand.”

48 When the Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground.

50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Then David ran and stood over the Philistine ^land took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, ^mthey fled.

1 Kings 20:14-22

14 And Ahab said, “By whom?” He said, “Thus says the Lord, By the servants of the governors of the districts.” Then he said, “Who shall begin the battle?” He answered, “You.” 15 Then he mustered the servants of the governors of the districts, and they were 232. And after them he mustered all the people of Israel, seven thousand.

16 And they went out at noon, while Ben-hadad ⁿwas drinking himself drunk in the booths, he and the thirty-two kings who helped him. 17 The servants of the governors of the districts went out first. And Ben-hadad sent out scouts, and they reported to him, “Men are coming out from Samaria.” 18 He said, “If they have come out for peace, take them alive. Or if they have come out for war, take them alive.”

19 So these went out of the city, the servants of the governors of the districts and the army that followed them. 20 And each struck down his man. The Syrians fled, and Israel pursued them, but Ben-hadad king of Syria escaped on a horse with horsemen. 21 And the king of Israel went out and struck the horses and chariots, and struck the Syrians with a great blow.

22 Then ^othe prophet came near to the king of Israel and said to him, “Come, strengthen yourself, and consider well what you have to do, for ^pin the spring the king of Syria will come up against you.”

Zechariah 4:6-7

6 Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to ^qZerubbabel: ^rNot by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. 7 Who are you, ^sO great mountain? Before ^tZerubbabel ^uyou shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward ^vthe top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”

Zechariah 12:7-8

7 “And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not surpass that of Judah. 8 ^wOn that day ^xthe Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that ^ythe feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, ^zlike the angel of the Lord, going before them.

Romans 11:33-36

33 Oh, the depth of the riches and ^aawisdom and knowledge of God! ^abHow unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!

34 “For ^acwho has known the mind of the Lord,
or ^adwho has been his counselor?”
35 “Or ^aewho has given a gift to him
that he might be repaid?”
36 For ^affrom him and through him and to him are all things. ^agTo him be glory forever. Amen.