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Can You Solve This Biblical Riddle?

Question:

I volunteer at the local county jail. An inmate asked me the following riddle: "I am one of five. He who receives me will perish. He who sent me will become king? Who am I?"

Answer:

The answer is a rock.

  • David faced Goliath with five stones in his pocket (1 Sam. 17:40).
  • Goliath “received” the rock and perished.
  • David “sent” the rock and later became king of Israel.
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