I Come Against You in the Name of the Lord Almighty

 

1 Samuel 17:1-58

Key Verse: 1 Samuel 17:45

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.

 

 

Read verses 1-11. How do the Philistines and Israelites assemble their forces? (1-3) How is Goliath described? (4-7) What does Goliath shout to the Israelites? (8-10) How do the Israelites feel about Goliath? (11)

 

 

 

 

 

Read verses 12-27. What are David’s three older brothers doing at this time? (12-13)  What is David doing at this time?  (14-15) What did Goliath do for forty days? (16) What does Jesse tell David to do? (17-19) What does David ask after hearing what Goliath shouts in his usual challenge? (23-26) What is the reward for killing Goliath? (25,27)

 

 

 

 

Read verses 28-37. How does Eliab berate David? (28) How does David respond to Eliab? (29,30) What does David say to Saul? (32) How does David persuade Saul to let him fight? (33-37)

 

 

 

 

 

Read verses 38-47. How does Saul try to prepare David for battle? (38) What does David choose to do instead? (39,40) How does Goliath confront David? (41-44) What does David say to Goliath? (45-47)  What does Goliath come against David with?  What does David come against Goliath with? (45)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Read verses 48-58. How does David kill Goliath? (48-51a) What happens to the Philistines when they see that Goliath is dead? (51b) What do the men of Israel and Judah do? (52-54) What does Saul ask David after meeting him? (57,58)

 

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