Q&A#117 Why Did David Take Five Smooth Stones?
March 17, 2019
Alastair Roberts
Today's question: "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?"
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