David: God's own heart Echo of a stone
Echo of a stone The Midrash adds a deeper layer. It tells that the stone which struck Goliath bore the name of God, and that the five stones David chose represented the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses—or even the Five Books of the Torah. These weren’t just weapons; they were divinely chosen tools, carrying the prayers and promises of generations. Some rabbis teach that Goliath’s head was buried near Jerusalem, a sign that God would plant victory in the soil of future kingship. His death wasn't just military—it was theological. The gods of the Philistines fell that day, toppled by the faith of a boy. Goliath’s name disappears from Philistine records. His family—other giants from Gath—would fall one by one, until no sons of Anak remained. He who once mocked the armies of the living God became a warning: No one mocks the Lord and endures. The boy who killed him would rise to greatness, but he never forgot. In the Psalms, David remembered not the thrill of vi...
