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Hi Countryside,
Blessings to you and your family!
Here's why I made the comment I did, and in my opinion yes I'm sure.....
I took a Look at the hebrew word shout....
H8643
Original:
תּרוּעה
Transliteration:
terû‛âh
Phonetic:
ter-oo-aw'
BDB Definition:
- alarm, signal, sound of tempest, shout, shout or blast of war or alarm or joy
- alarm of war, war-cry, battle-cry
- blast (for march)
- shout of joy (with religious impulse)
- shout of joy (in general)
Origin: from
H7321
TWOT entry: 2135b
Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine
Strong's Definition: From
H7321;
clamor, that is,
acclamation of joy or a
battle cry ; especially
clangor of trumpets, as an
alarum: - alarm, blow (-ing) (of, the) (trumpets), joy, jubile, loud noise, rejoicing, shout (-ing), (high, joyful) sound (-ing).
Strongs for H7321....
Strong's Definition: A primitive root; to
mar (especially by breaking); figuratively to
split the ears (with sound), that is,
shout (for alarm or joy): - blow an alarm, cry (alarm, aloud, out), destroy, make a joyful noise, smart, shout (for joy), sound an alarm, triumph
And then lets think about how the israelites were instructed to celebrate the different festivals and such. So if we put the two together, and we know that they were shouting joyfully in faith for their victory...then we can gather that they were singing and praising and dancing by faith. Besides who, when shouting joyfully in faith for their victory, would stand still and not be dancing around?
Actually, the common things these two events have are putting faith into action. While David did sling a rock, it was his
Rock that brought the results.
In 1st Samuel 17 David says
"....v.45 I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you..."
In Joshua, the people obeyed what the Lord had told Joshua. The Lord works in and through obedience.
As i fully agree with you that it was faith in God's ability to fulfill His promise, and obedience on the part of the people that allowed God's mighty hand to be shown....my thoughts are that in David's case...it was Him speaking by faith according to mark 11:22-24, that brought the giant down.
Had he not spoken it first...I believe it would have turned out differently. For he acted in God's ways and anointing prior to releasing the stone by faith that God would direct that stone to just the right place on the giant's head, where it would sink in and render him lifeless. For that stone had to get up under the giant's helemt in order to have done any damage.
I believe that while yes it was by obedience, obedience without faith is dead and non productive. For faith is what pleases God. Andif one has no faith in God then, He cannot bring bout in their life what He desires to...because the person doen not believe He is a rewarder of them that truly seek Him.
Blessings to you