David Slays Goliath
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Moving through the ravine, David chose five smooth stones and placed them in the shepherd’s pouch at his side. Goliath advanced to meet his opponent, but when he saw it was a mere lad without armor, he was amazed and angered.
“Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves [sticks]?” (1 Samuel 17:43). All Israel heard David’s truthful reply found in 1 Samuel 17:45–47.
“There was a ring of fearlessness in his tone, a look of triumph and rejoicing upon his fair countenance. . . . The anger of Goliath was roused to the very highest heat. In his rage he pushed up the helmet that protected his forehead and rushed forward to wreak vengeance upon his opponent. The son of Jesse was preparing for his foe. ‘And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in the forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.’ [1 Samuel 17:48, 49.] “Amazement spread along the lines of the two armies. They had been confident that David would be slain; but when the stone went whizzing through the air, straight to the mark, they saw the mighty warrior tremble, and reach forth his hands, as if he were struck with sudden blindness.
The giant reeled, and staggered, and like a smitten oak, fell to the ground.
David did not wait an instant. He sprang upon the prostrate form of the Philistine, and with both hands laid hold of Goliath’s heavy sword.
A moment before, the giant had boasted that with it he would sever the youth’s head from his shoulders and give his body to the fowls of the air.
Now it was lifted in the air, and then the head of the boaster rolled from his trunk, and a shout of exultation went up from the camp of Israel.” “With God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).
