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David vs. Goliath
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..."You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. This day the LORD will hand you over to me, and I'll strike you down and cut off your head. Today I will give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give all of you into our hands."...
1 Samuel 17:1-58

This one became a bear. It started out a simple sketch that I thought I'd add some color too but I just kept adding and adding until a month and more later I ended up with this. The biblical text said david had a staff but he musta dropped it just before he let fly his stone and it also says Goliath's shield bearer went before him..umm..maybe he went to go get david's staff?..anyway..for now this is my definitive take on david and goliath and I'll be retiring my other versions to scraps.

Also, despite the verse I chose, this painting is in no way a political statement about the the current goings on with Israel. Although you can take it as such if you want.

EDIT: WOW a daily deviation for me? I never thought it would happen to me. I'd like to thank the academy but more so I'd like to thank baKIN and Aeires! Thanks so much.
xero

Daily Deviation

Given 2006-09-12

David vs. Goliath by *ArtistXero brings us one of the greatest accounts of overcoming adversity ever recorded. This is a beautiful and wondrous painting about holding fast to that which you believe, even when the odds seem overwhelmingly against you. (Suggested by `baKIN and Featured by `Aeires)

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:iconkittenkisses:
this is great mate, you have real talent!! :thumbsup:
:iconborntobereborn:
Wait for it... owned!

Very nice piece. That Goliath looks like one crazy mofo.

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One as we are one.
:icontheshlauf:
Did he really carry both a spear and a sword???? *goes to bible..

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when the pigs toutch, everybody looses...
:iconxiao-feng-fury:
Tell it, David! I'm glad you illustrated David as a bold boy. Some of the interpretations of David and Goliath are wimpy. David be all scared running like a coward and he just happens to sling his sling shot and kills goliah. david be like "Hey...I done it."

David wasn't afraid not at all. With the Lord on his side, I wouldn't be afraid either!

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My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the Rock and firm Strength of my heart and my Portion forever. Psalm 73:26
:iconthenumber42:
That has to be one of the best Goliaths I've ever seen.

Those hands are HUGE! :o

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A is for Amy who fell down the stairs.
B is for Basil assaulted by bears.
:iconnikolaj:
Dude! Amazing!

But I thought Goliath didn't even get a chance to start an attack ...

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Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.-- Revelation 4:11
:iconarchambers:
This is one of your best pictures to date!! Kick ass!

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"Millions of artists create; only a few are accepted or even discussed by the public, and of those, even fewer are consecrated by posterity." - Marcel Duchamp
:icontheshlauf:
yup... he had a sword and a spear. Just forgot about that part ^^

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when the pigs toutch, everybody looses...

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August 7, 2006
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