Do you know what an underdog is? No, I'm not talking about you. An underdog is someone who's
really not expected to win at something. Yeah, and when David fought Goliath in the bible,
I'm pretty sure everyone thought he was the underdog.
David was a small young shepherd boy and Goliath was an enormous, big, bad,
giant- a soldier. So how did David end up fighting Goliath? Well, David was an Israelite and Goliath
was a Philistine. The Israelites and Philistines were fighting each other; yet they did not get
along and Goliath, the giant, was challenging the Israelites. Yeah, and the Israelites were all
pretty scared. Three of these scared people were David's brothers and at one point David was sent
to the battlefield to check on his brothers and deliver some food. While he was there,
he heard Goliath putting forth his challenge and David decided to accept the challenge.
Wow, that was very brave! Saul, the king of the Israelites, put heavy strong armor on David but
David said, "no thanks. He really couldn't move well and he wasn't comfortable and all he really
needed was his faith in God." David went to a stream nearby and picked out 5 smooth stones
for his slingshot, which he used a lot as a shepherd to protect his sheep from wild animals.
When David approached Goliath, Goliath thought he was joking. How could a little kid stand any
chance against a big bad giant? Well, how do you think David replied? Let's read from the Bible.
David said to the Philistine "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin,
but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel,
whom you have defied." It turns out that David only needed one stone. He put it in his slingshot
and whipped it at the giant and it struck him right between the eyes and Goliath
came crashing down. Everyone saw that David's faith in God had paid off, and the war between the
Israelites and Philistines was over. David became the hero. Would you like to hear a song about it?
Goliath was a Philistine- the biggest meanest guy ever seen. David was an Israelite, he relied on
God's might. Everyone thought that David would be done because Goliath was a giant and David was so
young. But the other Israelites were too scared to try and David knew he had God on his side.
He took five smooth stones from a nearby stream and he said "God, I know you're with me."
Goliath thought it was a joke but David wouldn't back down. He put a stone in his slingshot and
swung it around. The stone flew out and struck Goliath down. The mighty giant fell to the ground.
Goliath was a Philistine- the biggest, meanest guy ever seen.
David was an Israelite, he relied on God's might.