1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence  2. Read the following Scripture: 1 Samuel 17: 33 – 37 33 Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistine and fight him; you are only a boy, and he has been a fighting man from his youth.” 34 But David said […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence  2. Read the following Scripture: 1 Samuel 17: 28 – 332 28 When Eliab, David’s oldest brother, heard him speaking with the men, he burned with anger at him and asked, “Why have you come down here? And with whom did you leave those few […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence  2. Read the following Scripture: 1 Samuel 17: 17 – 24 17 Now Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah[d] of roasted grain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp. 18 Take along these ten cheeses to the […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence  2. Read the following Scripture: 1 Samuel 17: 12 – 16 12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who was from Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul’s time he was very old. 13 Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to the […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence  2. Read the following Scripture: 1 Samuel 17: 8 – 11 8 Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence  2. Read the following Scripture: 1 Samuel 17: 1 – 7 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Sokoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between Sokoh and Azekah. 2 Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture: 1 Samuel 16: 19 – 23 19 Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.” 20 So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine and a young […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture: 1 Samuel 16: 14 – 18 14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil[a] spirit from the Lordtormented him. 15 Saul’s attendants said to him, “See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.  16 Let our lord command his servants […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture: 1 Samuel 16: 8 – 13 8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, “The Lord has not chosen this one either.” 9 Jesse then had Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, “Nor has the Lord chosen this […]

1. Before you read, quiet your heart for one minute of silence 2. Read the following Scripture: 1 Samuel 16: 6 – 7 6 When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.” 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does […]