Chase the Lion by Mark Batterson
Week 7: Chapter 6 — Grab the Spear
Read Chapter 6 of Chase the Lion. Key Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:21; 1 Samuel 17
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Batterson returns to Benaiah — this time to a different act of stunning courage — and unpacks what it means to face an impossibly well-armed enemy and grab the only weapon at hand.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Batterson highlights the moment when Benaiah faced an Egyptian giant armed with a spear — and Benaiah had nothing. He grabbed the spear out of the giant's hand and killed him with it. What does that image stir in you? What does it take to grab the spear rather than run?
2.The chapter draws a principle from this story: God often uses the very weapon the enemy wields against us to bring about our deliverance. Can you think of a time in your own life when something intended to defeat you became the instrument of your breakthrough?
3.Batterson connects Benaiah's spear-grab to David's use of Goliath's own sword to finish him off in 1 Samuel 17. What does this repeated pattern in Scripture suggest about how God operates — especially in situations where we feel out-resourced and outmatched?
a.What 'giant' in your life feels like it has all the weapons and you have none?
b.What might it look like to 'grab the spear' in that situation — to use what's available rather than waiting for better conditions?