WHAT IS "JAWING?"

Webster (online) dictionary defines "jawing" as scolding, clamorous, or abusive talk."  This is a word that I have heard used frequently during some of the recent pro-football games by the commentators when two or more players from opposite teams would get nose to nose and helmet to helmet and "talk with loud abusive language."


I am reminded of someone else that did a lot of "jawing".  One of the greatest battles in the bible is mentioned in I Samuel 17.  Eighty times, at least, Goliath "get in the face" of the Israelites and "jaws."  Why did Goliath spend so much time talking in place of fighting, when he was such a huge fellow?  I believe that Goliath wanted to intimidate his opponent.  Saul and the Israelites heard Goliath and they would tremble and run.  Goliath was literally winning the battle just by running his mouth!


But David could jaw too and he came out and jawed back at Goliath saying, "Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of t he armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.  this day will the lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. (I Samuel 17:45, 46)"


 The result of Goliath's jawing is that he literally lost his head!  I bet (just an expression of speech) he didn't do anymore "jawing."  Maybe Goliath should have fought the battle before David arrived in the camp instead of all of that "jawing".


The moral of the story is that Satan likes to run his mouth with a lot of loud abusive talk.  But David finished up his speech to Goliath with "...for the battle is the Lord's and he will give you into our hands."   If you will trust God with your life and your battles, He will fight your battles for you.  Do not be intimidated by all of the loud abusive talk that the devil does.  He's all mouth!