In class, we started out with the topic of David and Goliath. This story is definitely one of the more notable stories from the Bible, and many learned about it from a young age. As the Israelites and the Phillistines were at war, they sent their greatest warrior, Goliath, to fight. As a kid, I imagined that he was this huge giant up against a little kid, David. I remember how cool it was that David killed Goliath with simply a stone (and also beheading him, but obviously they never taught us that) and then he later become King. It was an inspiring story of an “underdog” rising up and defeating a great big warrior. “He’s big, but God’s bigger!” I remember the Veggie Tales episode of the story. It’s interesting to think that we’re not sure if the reign of David happened, or if he even existed. I have never questioned this before, but being in this class has presented many other things that we question the historicity of, like the Exodus. It’s good that we have the tools to research and find evidence to find whether these things actually happened or not.
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