How is the story of David and Goliath really about the gospel?

In 1 Samuel 17, a shepherd from Bethlehem defeats a giant who defied the living God. In this sermon, Dr. Toby Holt shows how this famous account foreshadows Christ — the Gospel in Old Testament clothing.

Questions this sermon answers:

1. How was Goliath like the serpent? He was a defiant enemy of God's people — a "proxy" for the evil one, calling for a champion to defeat him.

2. How does David point to Christ? Like David, Jesus is the unlikely Champion from Bethlehem who goes out alone to crush the enemy and win deliverance for His people.

3. How do Genesis 3 and 1 Samuel 17 connect? Both anticipate the promised One who would crush the serpent's head — fulfilled finally in Christ. "Then David said to the Philistine, 'You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.'" — 1 Samuel 17:45 (NKJV)

Dr. Toby Holt is President of New Geneva Theological Seminary, and his sermons have been downloaded more than 1.9 million times on SermonAudio. Find more verse-by-verse Bible teaching at newgeneva.org; support this ministry at newgeneva.org/give.