9.8.19 Sunday School Horror Stories: David and Goliath

THIS WEEK: A child leaves his summer gig sheep when he volunteers to go to war. His country's army is losing, but never fear - kid soldier to the rescue. Armed with only a stick, a sling, and 5 stones, David goes up against a deadly warrior from an enemy country. Against all odds, David murders his first human being, decapitates him, and delivers the severed head to Jerusalem. What a rascal. Don't worry, David - puberty will seem like a breeze compared to this!

Perhaps one of our most famous Sunday School Horror Stories, David and Goliath is in desperate need of a deeper reading. Where was the king? Why was a child the one to save the country? And how does this story, for all its gore, communicate a reversal of power in the kingdom of God?