David is a Hero

Read 1Samuel 17:1-54

The story of David and Goliath is well-known. Goliath was over nine feet tall and had been a fighting man since his youth. David was a shepherd boy. Goliath taunted the army of Israel, but no one was willing to fight him – until David came along.

He heard the shouts of the giant and asked about the reward for shutting him down. He was amazed that they had allowed this giant to continue defying the armies of the living God.

King Saul heard about David and sent for him. David told the king to relax, that he would fight that giant. Of course, Saul didn’t believe that David could do it.

So David explained that he wasn’t exactly inexperienced. Verse 36: “Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has defied the armies of the living God.”

David not only fought Goliath, he also killed him. Not only killed him, but killed him with a stone. Not only killed him with a stone, but wasn’t wearing any protection. No armor. No shield. No other weapons. Just a stone in a sling. Not only did David kill him with a stone, he cut off Goliath’s head with the giant’s own sword.

David is a hero because of his unquenchable bravery.