Facing the Giant
Quo Gladius de Veritas
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On occasion an even is so amazing, so heroic and honorable, the pendulum of passing history will occasionally pauses, then freeze that moment in time forever. Such an example is George Washington at the Battle of Yorktown and Stonewall Jackson at the Battle of First Manassas, these precious moments stand immortalized for all the endless ages yet to come. Moments when men stood against tyranny and won! Like a huge oak tree standing strong against a strong wind, these fleeing episodes become milestones of our heritage and culture.
As if we stood upon a high mountain surveying the rolling valleys spread to the far ends of the horizon, we of our generation look back upon our history in awe. For we stand on the shoulders of giants, therefore the view seems so inspiring! Yet the day inevitably arrives, when we must come down from the mountain and as it were, walk in their shoes, building upon the deeds of our forefathers and foremothers. Whereupon those special moments of glory of which we read, will assuredly become our own to fulfill, and new heroes will arise from among our own generation.
Who will ride before us, and lead 'this so great a people?' "And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none." {Ezekiel 22:30}. But what do we, when the giants are on the opposing side of the battlefield, and we stand with our meager forces? Across the valley, high upon the mountain stands Goliath of Gath, whose heights is six cubits and a span (9 ft 6 in). His armor weighs more then most men.
Behind Goliath him stand all the legions of the Philistine Armies, while have only a little Shepard boy, come into our camp as a messenger, carrying food supplies. As Goliath approaches, our small force flees before him, yet it took this little shepherd boy, to ask the right question. "...Who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the Living God?" {I Samuel 17:27}. Would anyone among our numbers be so brave and so bold?
Little David spoke to his brethren, who stood in fear before these assembled hordes across the valley; "What have I now done? Is there not a cause?" {verse 26}. King Saul, himself stood among them in fear seeking for an answers, as to how to subdue this colossus of a man, as well as the armies of the Philistines; so the king sent for little David. Notice he didn't send for the mighty men, or those who walk the halls of power, but a little shepherd boy.
The similarity in our time to this ancient scenario would be a Southern Country Boy with only a 22 gage-hunting rifle, good only for hunting rabbits, who would face off with a modern fully equipped battle tank. The tank opposing our modern Little David would have Laser guided shells and night vision. Such a tank could strike targets at the far reaches of the horizons, while being surrounded by the combined armies of the Yankee Empire.
Then imagine if you will, this young Southern Boy walking across the battlefield with his trusty 22, surveying the situation, looking for a weakness in their armor. Our modern Little Southern Boy, with his 22 gage shells, shoes and all, might weigh 95 pounds! Yet with the boldness of a seasoned warrior we hear him cry out, "Who are these pagan Yankeeites, that they would defy the armies of the living God?" The giant David, like ‘those people’ the modern Yankeeities could help but to laugh at such a ruddy youth.
Still would such a modern confrontation actually take place, a moment of faith and glory would be frozen in time forever, just like it was with the case of the story of the Biblical Little David! A small shepherd boy having only a sling and five smooth stones for weapons, even then he made use of only one of his five smooth stones and brought down the Philistine Giant, nearly four times his weight and twice is height.
Little David ask of King Saul so long ago; "Is they’re not a cause?" So like Little David I ask the Confederate and Southern People of our time; do we have a cause? Is our cause still just and honorable? I have faith in the Almighty God, creator of heaven and earth, as did our forefathers and foremothers. Their faith was expressed in the preamble of our Confederate States Constitution, where it refers to "...invoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God." Words, which were drafted at the foundations of this Confederacy and still apply today!
The passing years under occupation and subjugation have not lessoned 'The Cause' or the urgency of an ultimate victory for the Confederate Cause. The leaders and heroes we must have, are they not already among our numbers, waiting for a moment and a time wherein they will step out from the crowd, "...make up the hedge, and stand in the gap." Let it be known, it is my faith as well as my conviction, that an hour has been marked on Heaven’s calendar based upon the Divine Providence of Almighty God.
There will be an hour yet to come, when the pendulum of history will once more pause, then freeze a moment in the memory of our people, ‘A Moment of Glory.’ Perhaps we might join together in a prayer regarding this matter, each in our own way and in our own place, "Our precious Lord and Heavenly Master. We come before you in thanksgiving, for all those blessings bestowed upon the Confederate and Southern People, for our history, heritage, culture and nation, even while it remains under occupation.
All those things needful for life and health, use as an example all those men and women of honor, honesty, integrity and nobility, which in your grace and mercy, you have sent among us, even in this very hour. We come before you O Lord humbly, asking that you might quicken the day, wherein that special moment of glory, will once more be manifest and our nation will be liberated. Let us then ‘O Lord’ rebuild upon this land, a society and a nation, which will be worthy of thy good graces.
Let there be a day wherein 'O Lord' our people will be free and independent of occupation, subjugation and cultural cleansing, to be followed by our rebuilding upon our homeland, a nation, which will serve as a light unto a heaven world. Hasten that hour ‘O Lord’ when our just and honorable cause will be vindicated, beginning with 'A Moment of Glory.' We ask these things Lord, in the precious name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen and Amen!"
God save the Confederacy
A true story based on the Holy Bible, I Samuel 17
Authorized King James Version of 1611
Many years ago, the Philistines and the Israelites were going to fight each other in a war. The Philistines were on one mountain and the Israelites were on another mountain. The valley of E'-lah was in between them.
The Israelites were God's chosen people, but the Philistines had a secret weapon--his name was Goliath. Goliath was the champion of the Philistines. He was a man who was 9 feet tall! Goliath's coat weighed 150 pounds; he wore brass on his legs for protection and had a spear with a tip that weighed 20 pounds. Only a very strong man could fight with such heavy Armour and weaponry.
Because he was such a huge, fearsome man, Goliath was very bold. He stood on the mountain across from the Israelites and cried to the armies of Israel saying, "Why are you out here all ready to have a battle? Am I not a Philistine and aren't you Israelites the servants of Saul? Pick a man from your army and let him come down here to me. I'm ready to fight. If your man can kill me, we Philistines will be your servants. But if I prevail against him, and kill him, you Israelites will be our servants." Goliath kept saying this every morning and every evening for forty days.
King Saul and the rest of the Israelites were scared to death--Goliath was huge! No one wanted to fight Goliath by himself! Even King Saul, the King of Israel, was sore afraid and dismayed. What were they going to do?
Now at this time, there was a man named Jesse who had eight sons. His three oldest sons were in King Saul's army. His youngest son, David, lived with his father Jesse and tended the sheep. David was a young shepherd with ruddy cheeks and a comely appearance.
One day Jesse said to David, "Run to the army camp where your brothers are. Give them some roasted corn and ten loaves of bread. And make sure you give these ten cheeses to their captain. While you're there find out how your brothers are faring and bring me word."
So David got up early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper and went to the valley of Elah as his father had commanded him. When he got there, the Philistines and the Israelites were about to fight.
David got out of his carriage and the man who was driving stayed with the carriage. David ran to the Israelite army and saluted his brothers. As he talked with them, Goliath started shouting again and daring someone to fight with him. David heard him. All the soldiers got really scared and fled away running as fast as they could. What a sight that was!
After things had settled down, the soldiers said to David, "Did you see that man that came up here? His name is Goliath. He is defying Israel. If any man kills Goliath, King Saul will give him great riches and will give the man his daughter to marry and will make that man's family free in Israel."
David was thinking hard about this. He asked, "What shall be done to the man that kills this Philistine Goliath and takes away the reproach from Israel? Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God? Who does he think he is any way?" David knew that God was on the side of the Israelites and that they shouldn't be afraid of Goliath because God could easily take care of him.
The men responded and said, "Just like we told you, the man that kills Goliath will have those things."
But when David's older brother Eliab heard David talking about Goliath, Eliab got angry. "Why did you come here? And who did you leave those sheep with in the wilderness? I know thy pride and thy naughtiness! You came down here so that you could see the battle!"
David responded saying, "What have I done now? Am I not justified in what I am saying? Am I not right?" David turned and continued talking to the people about Goliath.
When David's words got around the camp, some people told King Saul about David. King Saul sent for David. When David saw the king, he told him, "Don't let anybody be worried any longer, I will go and fight the Philistine."
Saul said, "You can't fight against Goliath for you are young and Goliath is an experienced warrior. Goliath has been a warrior since he was a youth."
David replied, "I kept my father's sheep and there came a lion and a bear and took a lamb out of the flock. I went out after him and hit him and took the lamb out of his mouth. When the animal got up to harm me, I took him by the beard and hit him and killed him. Thy servant has killed both a lion and a bear. And this Philistine is going to be just like one of those animals since he has defied the armies of the living God."
David continued, "The LORD that saved and delivered me out of the claws of the lion and out of the claws of the bear will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine named Goliath.
Saul was convinced. He said, "Go, and the LORD be with thee." So King Saul put his own personal Armour on David, and put a brass helmet on his head. David also put on Saul's sword. But David decided not to wear any of it. He said, "I cannot fight with these things. I've never used them before." So David took it all off. Then he took his staff and chose five smooth stones out of the brook and put them in his shepherd's bag. He also had his slingshot in his hand.
The time had come. David he walked toward Goliath the Philistine. Goliath started walking towards David. There was a man in front of Goliath who carried a shield for him. When Goliath got close enough to see David, he got upset because David was just a young person. He looked at David's staff and slingshot and said, "Am I a dog that you come to beat me with sticks?" Goliath began to curse David by his pagan gods. "Come here and I will give your flesh to the birds and other animals," Goliath roared.
But David was bold in the Lord! He said to Goliath,
"Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.
And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hands.
Then Goliath was red hot mad! He came towards David. But David was ready because his God was on his side! David RAN straight towards Goliath! David was ready to do some business! David put his hand in his shepherd’s bag and took out a stone and put it in his slingshot. He slang it and hit Goliath right in his forehead and the stone sunk into Goliath head. Goliath fell on face. David killed that mighty warrior with a slingshot! Then David ran, and stood on top of Goliath and took his sword out of its sheath and cut off Goliath's head.
When the Philistines saw that their champion Goliath was dead, they fled and the Israelites chased them down and wounded them. After the Israelites returned from chasing the Philistines, they took the spoils of the Philistines. David took Goliath's head and brought it to Jerusalem but he kept his Armour.
King Saul was so impressed with the bravery of David that he did not let him go home to his father's house. This is not the end of the exciting story of David--go here to find out what happens when David goes to live with Saul.
God save the Confederacy
The story of Little David does not stop with the reading of the Holy Scriptures, but should inspire us to immolate his faith and courage in the modern context of our own time. Our forefathers and foremothers stood against four and five to one odds in numbers and firepower, their heroic deeds should serve to motivate and inspire all of our people to emulate their faith, bravery, honor and heroism. Those having overwhelming military power in their favor are not always the victors, the Almighty God of Abram, Isaac and Jacob still determines the ultimate outcome of history.
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