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When I
was a young lad and was given to much time in the field with the flocks of my
father, I was beset upon by the spirit of almighty God and I did kneel down
before my maker and call upon his name as I had seen the priests do at
Jer-sheba and then I felt his power come upon my heart.
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When I
stood up I was given instructions as the priest are given by way of word and by
the power of communion.
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And I
did see into the place of my near future.
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And
there was three tests of my faith and I was to pass them and confront an enemy
to God, for I was given at the time of this vision the knowledge of a bear and
a lion and a traveling band of mauraders, for I was shown that the bear would
ravish the flocks at the watering hole of Ben’an and that there would be a
collection of stones at the bank of the water.
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And I
could use them to defeat the bear and yet my heart was beating fast and my soul
was scared and I did go to the place of the waters with the flock.
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And I
did go and gather the stones at the edge of the brook Malekeph and the bear
came among the sheep at this time.
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And I
cried out in my heart to God and drew the knife at my side and put a stone in
the sling.
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And I
when I released the bullet, it flew at the bear and he moved and then went for
my life, and I plunged the knife into his body and he fell upon me.
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And
the spirit of the Lord was strong within me and I did say in my heart, O God,
give me strength to move the bear, for I was but a young lad and had not strength
of myself.
10 And I did feel the hand of
God upon my head and upon my forehead there was a seal of power that pressed
out in my spirit.
11 And I did remove the bear and
did carve up the meat and take it home unto my house and my mother was scared
for me, but my brothers and father were away and the spirit spake unto my heart
saying go into the wilderness and your tasks shall be multiplied.
12 And I did speak in my heart
again saying, who am I Lord that I should have your attention and counsel.
13 And he spake saying, David my
son, I have chosen you to be a leader among my people and you shall gather up
your strength and fulfill the tasks at hand.
14 And I went back unto the
place of the brook where the water was kept for the sheep and found a lion some
distance off.
15 And I did kneel down in the
spirit and did offer up my soul to God.
16 And did take from the brook
another stone and did arm myself with it, and before I could aim or adjure it
towards the lion, the cat sprang at me and chose to take my life in its maw.
17 My heart was near to fail me,
when I found my blade in my hand and the lion no longer moved.
18 When I removed myself from
the lions grasp, I had claw marks in my shoulders and my side.
19 And he had punctured my head
with his teeth, and my hair was filled with blood.
20 And I did bind myself in the
carcass of the lion and did make a fire to tend to my wounds.
21 As the time passed that
night, I did see the spirit of almighty God form up the heavens by way of his
command, for he did go unto the servants of his name and choose one from among
them and did command that they be formed by his power and for his purpose.
22 And the servant of his name
did speak no word, but was given to begin the command by a motion of his hand.
23 And I did see that others
were gathered near to fulfill the commands of the one and so on and so forth.
24 And I did see that the spirit
of God was indeed more then just spirit, but had a flesh covering and was
filled with light.
25 And I did see the light of
his name enter into the one that he commanded and come through him as the
command was fulfilled.
26 And he was most glorious and
was filled with the power of God.
27 And I did see that he was
sent down to minister these words saying, David you are of a royal line and are
to be the king of this people, but you must first act as a king and tell no one
of these things, not even the prophet that I shall send to choose you and
anoint you.
28 And your name shall be had as
good and evil among all the nations of the earth.
29 And no man of power may lay
hand upon you to take your life until the appointed time for your departure.
30 I am the one you have seen
and have been called to protect my king and you are to slay the giants of Gath
with the power of God and to remove their head as a covenant of perfection, for
if you remove the head of the giant of Gath, the brothers shall have no power
in their heart to come and slay you and yours.
31 And I spake saying, I am but
a lad and one of no notable worth.
32 And why has the Lord found
favor in me, and the angel spake saying, behold, and my eyes were open and I
beheld the sphere upon which we stand was the very earth upon which the God of
heaven would set his feet.
33 And I did seek to know more
concerning this thing, but before I could speak, he spake again saying, I know
your desires are for greater knowledge and yet your soul is not ready for these
things, but will be in the due time of the Lord.
34 Therefore, prepare yourself
this night and set in order the affairs of the sheep of which you govern and
maintain their welfare or you shall be lifted from this place and given no
honor in this life.
35 And I spake saying, I will do
what the Lord has commanded and fulfill his desire.
36 In the same manner that he
came, he departed.
37 And as he left I saw the very
heavens open up and receive him and the companions who were with him, for
before as he came I did not see them, but as he left, I was shown these things
and pondered them for some time.