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1 Sam 17 Discussion.oo3
Preliminaries
What do people mean when they call something a "David and Goliath" story?
Read 1 Samuel 17 and mark up your manuscript, noting such details as:
Who is involved
How many scenes there are (maybe even number them)
Where there's crucial action, where there's crucial dialog
Observation
What are Goliath's weapons like?
How long does the standoff occur for?
Is there a significance to this period?
How does everyone (on both sides) feel?
What does the text say? Where it's silent, should we guess?
What are the differences between David and Goliath? Similarities?
What does David mean to say in verse 26?
What is Eliab mad about (in vv. 28-30)?
Saul says David can't fight Goliath. But can he? Why?
Be sure to look closely at David's speech in verses 45-47.
What are the subjects of the verbs?
What are David's motives throughout the story?
What does Saul want to know about David? Why?
Interpretation and application
What's the most important piece of action? the most important piece of dialog?
Who is this story about?
Where is God in this story?
Why do you suppose Goliath is never named again after verse 23 (thereafter called only "the Philistine")?
Who might be some modern Goliaths?
What's a modern equivalent of Goliath's weapons, or his kind of power?
Is there somewhere you should be and act like David? In what ways?
Is it OK to want to do something to manifest God's power to other people?
by Jon Boyd for Micro Church (microchurch.org), September 22, 2005
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