the book of Judges. So when it comes to his slaying of Goliath it is as the unique anointed one of God that he wins the battle. The application of this truth to the believer is somewhat different from a simple identification of the believer with David. Rather we should identify with the ordinary people of God, the soldiers, who stand and watch the battle fought on their behalf. The same point may be made about the lives of all the biblical characters who have some distinct office bestowed on them