Narrator: The Philistines and the Israelites were in a war over the land.
Goliath was a Philistine. He was 6 cubits and a span tall. That means that he was between 8 and a half and 9 and a half feet tall. He had lots of armor and a sword and a shield. He even had a guy with a shield that stood in front of him. Goliath told The Israelites that if any of them could kill him, then all of the Philistines would become servants to the Israelites, but if he killed any of them in the battle, then the Israelites would have to be servants to the Philistines. None of the Israelites wanted to fight him.
One of the Ephraimites, Jesse, had eight sons. The 3 oldest sons went to war, and the youngest, David, was left home to take care of the sheep. One day, Jesse asked David to do something for him.
Jesse: Take this food to your brothers and take this cheese to the Captain.
David: Okay.
Narrator: When he arrived, he was talking with his brothers and heard Goliath say
Goliath: Israelites, choose you a man, and let him come fight me. If he can kill me then we will be your servants: but if I kill him, then you will serve us. Give me a man, that we may fight together.
David: Who is this man that thinks he is stronger than God? He is big and strong, but God is on our side.
Narrator: David’s oldest brother, Elab, answered him and said
Elab: What are you really doing here? Did you just want to come see the battle? You think you are so tough. Who is watching the sheep? You are just a kid.
Narrator: David said the same thing to other men in the camp. Word got to the leader of the army, who also happened to be King Saul. Saul asked to see David, and he said
David: Nobody has to worry about fighting Goliath, because I will do it. Who is this guy who thinks that he can beat the armies of God?
Saul: How are you going to fight that big man? You are just a kid!
David: I take care of my Dad’s sheep, and one day a bear and lion came and tried to take two sheep. I killed the bear and the lion and took the sheep out of their mouths. I will do the same to Goliath.
Narrator: Saul decided to let David try, so he gave him the same kind of armor that Goliath had, but David said
David: This is too heavy. I don’t know how to use a sword, because I have never fought in a war before. I just want to use my sling and these 5 smooth stones. God delivered me from the lion and the bear, and I know that He will deliver me from Goliath too.
Narrator: Then David went to Goliath and said
David: You have a sword, spear, and shield, but I have God on my side. He will help me beat you, and I will win this battle. Everyone here will know that the Lord doesn’t use a sword and spear, but because I have faith in Him, He will give me the strength I need.
Narrator: David put his hand in his bag, and took out a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David. So David picked up Goliath’s sword and smote off his head.
Discuss
Think about the tools that Goliath had to battle with. Think about what David had. Sometimes, we have things in our life that seem big, scary, and almost impossible to defeat. What tools has God given us to battle the “Goliaths” in our lives?
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