How Unfair was the Battle of David and Goliath?

I want you to understand just how unfair the battle of David and Goliath was.  This was not in any way, shape or manner a fair fight.  I don't think most people really understand, but hopefully, you will.

Goliath was an Anakite, a warlike race of giants who descended from the Nephilim (half man/half demon).  He stood 9ft 9in tall and was strong and ferocious.  He had brass greeves on his legs, a brass helmet and his armor of mail weighted 78 pounds.  He had a spear that was only about five feet long but it was thick and the spearhead was about 18 pounds of Iron.  We don't know how big his sword was but considering his other equipment, I am sure it was big. Goliath was a man of war with fighting experience.  He was the Philistines champion.

David was a young boy of about 16 years of age. He had no armor and only had his sling for a weapon.  King Saul offered his armor to the boy, but David refused it. He had no experience in war although he had killed a lion and bear while shepherding his sheep.

This looks like a very one-sided battle until you take God into account.   That is where Goliath and the Philistines made their mistake.

"David said to the Philistine, "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, who you have defied." 1 Samuel 17:45

David's weapon was not his sling, but the hand of God. 
"Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;"  Jeremiah 51:20

His armor was found in God.
"But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you." Psalm 5:11

Poor Goliath.  He was not fighting some little boy.  Goliath was fighting against the God of Israel.  He was up against the all-powerful and awesome creator of the universe.  What the soldiers saw in the flesh, with a giant fighting a young boy, was only in the physical realm.  The true battle was a spiritual battle between the world and God.

Look at the world around you.  Look into the eyes of those who come against you.  Cancer, death, financial problems, marriage problems, and anything else which comes to torment and destroy.  You do not stand alone if God stands with you.  God is the key to victory.  What you see in the world is only part of the battle.  The real battle is found in the spiritual realm. 

God and you are a greater army than the powers of the whole world.

Photo Credit: David i Goliat by Antoni Llena by myBCN Loves Barcelona