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David Acts Courageously1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 17

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THE ISRAELITES WERE AT WAR WITH THE PHILISTINES. DAVIDWAS A SHEPHERD, BUT SOME OF HIS OLDER BROTHERSWERE SOLDIERS, SO HE WAS SENT TO CHECK ON THEM.

WHAT’SGOINGON?

GOLIATH ISTHROWING

INSULTS AGAIN.HE HAS BEEN

CHALLENGING USFOR WEEKS!

EVERYONEIS AFRAID OF HIM.

HE IS ALMOST THREEMETERS [9.5 FT]

TALL! NO ONE COULDEVER BEAT HIM!WHAT WILL BE

DONE FOR THEMAN WHO STRIKESDOWN GOLIATH?

DAVID’S OLDEST BROTHER BECAME ANGRY.

WHAT ARE YOUDOING HERE? AND

WHY ARE YOUASKING ABOUT

GOLIATH? THIS IS APLACE FOR MEN,

NOT BOYS!

YOU SHOULD BEAT HOME WITHYOUR SHEEP!

I WASONLY ASKING AQUESTION!

TELL THE KINGTHAT THERE MIGHTBE SOMEONE WHOWANTS TO FIGHT

GOLIATH.

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THE SOLDIERS BROUGHTDAVID TO KING SAUL.

I WILL GOAND FIGHT THE

PHILISTINE.

YOU’RE JUST ABOY. GOLIATH HASBEEN A SOLDIER

FOR YEARS!

BUT IFOUGHT A LIONAND A BEAR TOPROTECT OUR

SHEEP.FINE.

SOLDIERS,GIVE THE BOYMY ARMOR.

I CAN’TMOVE INTHIS.

I DON’TNEED THISARMOR.

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DAVID TOOK HIS SLING, WENTTO THE STREAMBED, AND CHOSEFIVE SMOOTH STONES.

JEHOVAHRESCUED ME

FROM THE LIONAND THE BEAR. HEWILL RESCUE MEFROM GOLIATH.

DAVID AND GOLIATH FACEDOFF IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH.

AM I A DOG,SO THAT YOU ARE

COMING AGAINST MEWITH STICKS? I WILLFEED YOU TO THE

BIRDS, BOY.

YOU ARE COMINGAGAINST ME WITH SWORDAND SPEAR AND JAVELIN,BUT I AM COMING AGAINST

YOU IN THE NAME OFJEHOVAH.

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WITH CONFIDENCE INJEHOVAH, DAVID RANQUICKLY TOWARD GOLIATH . . .

AND SLUNG THE STONE AT GOLIATH,STRIKING HIM IN HIS FOREHEAD.

THE GIANT FELL DEAD, AND THEISRAELITES FINALLY DEFEATED THEPHILISTINES. YEARS LATER, DAVIDBECAME KING OF ISRAEL.

WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM THISSTORY?WHY DID OTHERS NOT BELIEVE INDAVID?

CLUE: 1 SAMUEL 17:13, 14, 33, 42.WHY DID DAVID BELIEVE THAT HECOULD DEFEAT GOLIATH?

CLUE: 1 SAMUEL 16:1, 13; 17:37,45-47.

WHY CAN YOU HAVE COURAGE TO DOWHAT IS RIGHT?

CLUE: PSALM 91:11; HEBREWS 13:6.

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