 Our word for today from the Word of God comes out of the familiar story of David and Goliath. 1 Samuel 17, verse 11 tells us what happened as the Philistine challenger, the giant named Goliath, came out every day and said, Will someone come and fight me? And every day, I guess you might say, the Israeli army headed for cover. It goes like this. On hearing the Philistines' words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.