681 everybody could see him, and he was so much larger and taller than any other man; you boys and girls would have just about come up to his knees. His whole body was covered with an armor of brass. In his hand he held a staff with a sharp spear point at the end, by his side hung a large sword. Every day the giant would shout across to Saul’s army saying, Choose you a man out of your army, and let him come down to me. If he be able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants; but if I kill him then shall you be our servants. Then the great giant, Goliath, dared the army of King Saul to fight him. When Saul and his soldiers heard these words, they were afraid, and no one dared to go out and fight the giant. Three of the soldiers in King Saul’s army were brothers to David, whom we remember was anointed to be king, al though he was just a boy. At the time of our story David was at home caring for his father’s sheep. One day David’s father sent him with some food up to the place where his three soldier brothers were in King Saul’s army, and the two armies were in line ready for battle. While David was talking to his brothers, Goliath came out between the two armies, and spoke the same words that he had spoken before, and David heard him. King Saul’s soldiers ran from the giant and were afraid. Now when David saw this he went to King Saul and told him he would go out and fight Goliath. David said they should not be afraid of Goliath because he had dared, or made fun of the army of the living God. David called Saul’s army the army of the living God, because the children of Israel were God’s chosen people; and he called GocL the living God, because all other gods are only dead idols. David went forth to fight Goliath with only a sling and five smooth stones he had picked up from the brook, and he was just a youth. When Goliath saw David coming to fight
THE K I N G ’S BUS I NE S S Approach: (Bring to class a fairly good sized American flag.) Now boys and girls, I wonder how many of you know what day this is? Yes, the Fourth of July, and so we BEGINNERS will all stand up AND PRIMARY straight and throw Mabel L. Merrill our shoulders back and salute our flag. I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the country for which it stands; one country indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Our story today is a fine one for the Fourth of July, for David was loyal to his Savior and went forth to battle trust ing in God. (Arrange scene of story on sand table. Heap up sand on each end of table to represent mountains with val ley between. With mirror or tin foil make a little brook in valley, placing a number of small, smooth stones along the edge. Place a number of tooth picks on one mountain to represent the Philistine army, and the same on other mountain for Saul’s army. Place yellow pencil about three inches long to repre sent Goliath with his brazen armor. On opposite side descending mountain place tooth pick well down in sand to repre sent David. Make him appear smaller than the soldiers of regular army.) Lesson Story: Before we have our story we are going to look at the sand table, and when we get the picture be fore our eyes we will understand the story better. This is one of the grandest stories in the Bible, and one that we always love to hear, because it is about a boy who trusted in God and knew that He (God) was stronger than any army in the whole world. Over here on this mountain we see the great big giant, Goliath, and behind him an army of men who hated King Saul, and wanted to kill him and his soldiers. Then over here on this mountain we see King Saul’s army. Every day the great giant would walk out on the mountain where
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