Tag: stones
June 6th: Joshua 4 and Luke 20:1-26
March 29th: Exodus 36 and Matthew 27:57—28:20
January 30th: Genesis 29 and John 15:18-27
Why Did David Take Five Smooth Stones?
In your video on numerology, you said that we should pay attention to the presence of very specific numbers in surprising places. One possible example I’d like for you to discuss is the five smooth stones of 1 Samuel 17:40. Why be so specific about FIVE stones, when he only ended up using one? And is there any point to the other peculiarly specific details here?