Object:
- Card stock sheet printed with 1 Samuel 17:37a (reference and scripture) on one side and 2 Samuel 21:15-20 and 1 Chronicles 20:4-7 (references only) on the other side
- Mylar helium balloon tied to a nine-foot string with a weight at the bottom
- Sling
- Traced hand and foot of a six-foot-tall man, enlarged 150%, printed on card stock and cut out
- Balloons, one per child (optional)
Do you know the story of David and Goliath? We can read the story in 1 Samuel, chapter 17, which is in the Old Testament.
In 1 Samuel, the people of Israel were at war with the Philistines. Armies from both countries were camped on the hills overlooking the same valley. Back in Bible times, soldiers didn’t have guns or cannons. They fought with swords, bows and arrows, hatchets, spears, and sometimes…