If you’re drawn to the life of David, the shepherd boy, warrior, king, and psalmist, you cannot ignore his response to Goliath’s challenge in the hills of Israel.

David had obeyed Jesse and left his father’s sheep with a keeper to travel to the site of the latest Israelite-Philistine battle. Jesse had asked that David confirm the safety of his three eldest brothers and deliver food to them and their commanding officer.

David had no idea that upon his arrival in the Valley of Elah he would encounter an army of cowards and an imposing giant.