We often stand in awe of the fact that little David was able to beat the giant Goliath. But David beating Goliath was actually the most logical conclusion to their story. Why? Author, Malcolm Gladwell gives three reasons in his book “David and Goliath”:
Goliath might have been near-sighted. Goliath’s “giant” size of 6’9 –compared to the average man at around 5’5 (source)– might have actually been the result of a disorder called acromegaly. The advantage of this would be that Goliath was tall, but it could also lead to near-sightedness. Goliath even had to call out to David “Come to me that I may feed your flesh to the birds. . . . “ (1 Samuel 17:44) This might not have just been battle smack talk, Goliath truly might not have been able to see David from such a distance.