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David and Goliath (Discussion Questions)
Categories: David, Fear
Read 1 Samuel 17
- What was David? (shepherd)
- What do shepherds do?
- Why did Jesse, David's father, send David
to the battlefield? (to take food to three of
his brothers in the army)
- What did David see when he got to the front
lines? (a giant named Goliath)
- What was Goliath's boast?
- Why was everyone afraid in Saul's army? (Goliath
was 9' 9" - 11' tall, his armor weighed
more than David)
- What did David offer to do?
- Why was David so confident that he could defeat
Goliath? (lion and bear)
- Bible Characters that a shepherd slingshot
isn't like the ones we use today. It consisted
of a small patch of leather with two long straps.
An average shepherd could hit a target over
50 yards away. The stone flew off of the patch
at over 60 miles an hour.
- Why didn't David wear Saul's armor?
- What did Goliath say when he saw David?
- What was David's ringing statement to Goliath?
(I Sam 17:45 Thou,46 (to ;)Thou comest
to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with
a shield: but I come to thee in the name of
the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of
Israel, whom thou hast defied. This day will
the Lord deliver thee into mine hand;)
- What Goliath's need defeating in your life?
- Are you afraid of anything?
- How can you run to meet your fears?
- What is required to get rid of fear?
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