David and Goliath CHILDREN STORY

“Who is screaming like that?’ asks David, walking towards his brothers.

“What do you know man? Why are you not tending to the sheep?” asks one of David’s brothers.

David walks to other people standing nearby.  “Who is screaming like that?” he asks.

“It is the giant Goliath.  He wants one of us to fight him.  But how can we do that?  He is so huge.

“I will fight him,” says David.

“Ha-ha-ha” the people around David laughs.  “Such a young man, and he has the guts to fight a giant! Ha-ha-ha!”

David turns to Saul. “When a lion grabs one of my sheep, I follow it, kill it, and save my sheep from its mouth. I have killed lions and bears. Goliath will be like one of them because he is mocking the army of the living God. The Lord, who saved me from the claws of lions and bears, will save me from the hand of this giant.”

Will you go and fight Goliath, my friend?

“Go,” says Saul. May the Lord be with you.”

They try to fit Saul’s clothing to David, but David cannot move in them.  David takes it off and takes his staff in his hand.  He chooses 5 round and smooth pebbles from the stream and puts them in the bag hanging around his body.  

“Lord, You are with me.  You are the only One who can help me now.  Please help me to overcome this giant that is mocking Your army.  Give me the courage and strength Lord.”

 He moves towards the giant with his slingshot in his hand.

“Am I a dog that you come to me with sticks?” screams Goliath cursing David.

David looks up, up, up, and up to the giant. For a minute he gulps and his eyes widen as he looks at the length of the giant.  It feels like he wants to turn around and run away. Then he hears Goliath cursing him and his God.  This gives David new courage.

“You come against me with a sword and spear, but I come against you in the Name of the Lord God Almighty. The Lord is going to deliver you into my hands this day, and I will kill you. The Lord is going to deliver you all into our hands.

“Ho-ho-ho-ho” laughs the giant and begins to move closer to David.

“Lord, You are in control,” cries David, running toward the giant.

David stops, puts his hand into his bag, and takes a smooth pebble.

He puts it in his slingshot.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh he swings the slingshot above his head and lets go of it.

The pebble moves higher and higher and higher.

Kabam!  It hits Goliath right on his forehead and the pebble sinks right into his forehead.

Kadoef!, Goliath falls to the ground – dead as a doornail.

“Yippee! David has won!! The giant is dead!",’ shout the soldiers.   The Lord helped David to kill the giant! Hip-hip hooray!”

Remember friend: Jesus will always help you when you are scared and feel alone.  He is your only and best Friend in the whole world!

2024.10.28

David en Goliat KINDERVERHAAL

“Wie skreeu so?’ vra Dawid toe hy aangestap kom na sy broers toe.

“Ag wat weet jy man? Hoekom pas jy nie die skape op nie?” vra een van Dawid se broers.

Dawid stap na ander mense toe.  “Wie skreeu so?” vra hy vir hulle.

“Dit is die reus Goliat.  Hy wil hê een van ons moet teen hom gaan baklei. Maar hoe kan ons? Hy is so groot.

“Ek sal teen hom gaan baklei”, sê Dawid vir Saul.

“Ha-ha-ha” lag al die mense om Dawid.  “So jong man en hy sien kans om teen n reus te gaan baklei. Ha-ha-ha!”

Dawid draai na Saul toe. “Wanneer ‘n leeu een van my skape gryp, gaan ek agter dit aan, maak dit dood en red my skaap uit sy bek. Ek het leeus en bere doodgemaak.  Hierdie Goliat sal soos een van hulle wees, want hy spot die weermag van die lewende God.  Die Here, wat my gered het van die pote van die leeu en die beer, sal my red uit die hand van hierdie reus.”

Sal jy teen Goliat gaan baklei maatjie?

“Gaan, sê Saulus. Mag die Here by jou wees.”

Hulle probeer eers Saulus se weermag klere vir Dawid aantrek, maar Dawid kan nie eens in dit beweeg nie. Dawid trek dit uit en vat sy staf in sy hand.  Hy kies vir hom 5 ronde, gladde klippies uit die stroom, en sit dit in die sak wat om sy lyf hang.

“Here, U is met my. U is al Een wat my nou kan help.  Help my om hierdie reus te oorwin wat so met U land se weermag spot.  Gee vir my die moed, krag en sterkte Here.”

 Met sy slingervel beweeg hy na die reus toe.

“Is ek n hond dat jy na my toe kom met stokke,” skreeu die reus en vloek vir Dawid.

Dawid kyk op, op,op en op na die reus. Vir 'n oomblik sluk hy en sy oë rek groot vir die lengte van die reus. Dit voel vir hom hy moet omdraai en weghardloop. Toe hoor hy hoe Goliat hom en sy God vloek. Dit gee Dawid nuwe moed.

“Jy kom teen my met n swaard en ‘n spies, maar ek kom teen jou in die Naam van die Here God Almagtig.  Die Here gaan jou op hierdie dag in my hande oorgee en ek sal jou doodmaak. Die Here gaan julle almal in ons hande oorgee.

“Ho-ho-ho-ho,” lag die reus en begin nader aan Dawid beweeg.

“Here, U is in beheer,” roep Dawid en hardloop na die reus toe.

Hy stop, steek sy hand in sy sak en neem n gladde klippie.

Hy sit dit in sy slingervel.

Sjoesh, sjoesh, sjoesh swaai hy die slingervel bo sy kop en laat dit los.

Die klippie trek al hoe hoër en hoër en hoër.

Kabam! tref dit Goliat reg teen sy voorkop en die klip sink in sy voorkop in.

Kadoef!, slaan Goliat morsdood op die grond neer.

“Jippie!’ skreeu die soldate. “Dawid het gewen!! Die reus is dood! Die Here het Dawid gehelp om die reus dood te maak! Hiep-hiep hoera!”

Onthou maatjie: Jesus sal jou altyd help wanneer jy bang en alleen voel.  Hy is jou enigste en beste Vriend in die hele wêreld!  

2024.10.28