David: The Shepherd Who Faced a Giant
1 Samuel 16–17
What Scripture records
- Samuel anointed David, the youngest son of Jesse. (1 Samuel 16:12-13)
- Goliath defied the armies of Israel for forty days. (1 Samuel 17:16)
- David recalled how the LORD delivered him from the lion and the bear. (1 Samuel 17:37)
- He defeated Goliath with a sling and a stone. (1 Samuel 17:49-50)
The decision
Saul offered David his armour; David chose what he had tested.
What happened
David went with his staff, five stones and sling, trusting the LORD (1 Samuel 17:39-40).
Lesson · teaching, not a quotation of Scripture
Courage grows from remembering God's past faithfulness, not from pretending to be someone else.