GIVE ME A MAN TO FIGHT
“Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh,…and Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.” (1 Samuel 17:1, 2). The Philistines were a nation of people who occupied the coastal region of Canaan along the Mediterranean Sea. They were one of the nations that Israel was unable to conquer in the Promised Land, and became a constant vexation to them. This story takes place during the reign of King Saul who was the first king of Israel. The Philistines resented Israel’s rise to power in Canaan, and were constantly challenging that power. Once again they had sent their armies against Israel to try to weaken them, and Saul had raised an army to oppose them. “And there went out a champion out of the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span [nine foot, nine inches] . And he had an helm