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The Skull Motif: From David to Christ’s Victory

Unknown · 2024-10-17 · 135 words · 1 min

we would notice of course that there is this skull Motif in accord with the Divine promise of Genesis 3:15 it's no mistake that David hits Goliath in the head and then severs his head it's a continuation of the promise that the hero Christ born of a woman will crush the head of the serpent there are other such instances that continue that skull crushing Motif until such time that the Christ comes and conquers the devil at the cross with which is the decisive blow and the the full substance of all of those previous Shadows there's an interesting legendary approach to golgatha you know that the Bible calls golgatha the place of the skull uh in the account of 1st Samuel 17 David brings the skull the head of Goliath to Jerusalem