#251 | 1 Samuel ch.17 - David and Goliath

From The Tanakh Podcast: R Alex Israel by R Alex Israel.

• Published: Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:37:00 GMT
• Duration: 00:11:19
• Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/c4d936e4/podcast/play/63609052/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-11%2F3fa4c1b0-bbdb-e5c8-be22-d9fb7da1bbd5.mp3
• Page: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/alex-israel/episodes/251--1-Samuel-ch-17---David-and-Goliath-e1tjmos
• TorahApp: https://torahapp.org/share/p/3P_israel-tanakh-podcast/e/561e83cd-9bea-42bf-a4c4-5bba62d5d27b

David fights Goliath. The unarmed shepherd against the giant armour-clad warrior. Indeed this has become a cultural metaphor.

But what sort of David do we meet in this chpater? We shall see an ambitious, confident young man, brimming with religious faith, quite the opposite of Shaul. 

Recorded January 17, 2023