Amazing True Stories of Really Big People!
Ages 8-12Learn about the giants in the Bible using the 4 Rs!
"There is nothing too hard for Yahuah" - Jeremiah 32:17
Did you know the Bible talks about real giants? Not pretend fairy tale giants - but actual really tall people who lived long ago!
The Bible uses several names for these giant people:
The Bible mentions giants many times. We're going to learn about:
Circle the right answer:
1. Does the Bible really talk about giants?
2. What is one Hebrew name for the giants?
True or False? Circle one:
3. The giants in the Bible were just regular tall people.
4. The Bible mentions giants more than once.
Draw a regular person standing next to a giant. Make the giant REALLY big!
The most famous giant in the Bible is Goliath! He was a Philistine warrior who was HUGE!
The Bible says Goliath was over 9 FEET TALL!
That's like stacking almost 2 grown-ups on top of each other!
His armor weighed about 125 pounds - that's like carrying a big dog around all day!
Goliath stood in front of the Israelite army and yelled at them every day for 40 days. He said: "Send someone to fight me! If he wins, we'll be your servants. If I win, you'll be OUR servants!"
All the soldiers were scared. Even King Saul was scared! But then a young shepherd boy named David showed up...
Circle the right answer:
1. How tall was Goliath?
2. Who volunteered to fight Goliath?
True or False? Circle one:
3. David used a sword and armor to fight Goliath.
4. David trusted in Yahuah, not in weapons.
Draw David facing the giant Goliath with his sling:
Before the Israelites entered the Promised Land, Moses sent 12 spies to check it out. They came back with some AMAZING news... and some scary news!
The land was AMAZING! The grapes were so big that it took TWO men to carry just ONE cluster on a pole!
10 of the spies said: "We can't go there! We saw the Nephilim (giants)! We looked like grasshoppers compared to them!"
But TWO spies - Joshua and Caleb - said something different:
Circle the right answer:
1. How many spies went to check out the land?
2. How many spies said "Let's go! Yahuah is with us!"?
True or False? Circle one:
3. The grapes in the land were small and ordinary.
4. Joshua and Caleb trusted Yahuah instead of being afraid.
Draw two spies carrying the giant cluster of grapes on a pole:
The land of Canaan had several different families (clans) of giants living there:
The Anakim were descendants of a man named Anak. They were so tall that the spies said they felt like grasshoppers next to them!
King Og was another famous giant. His bed was made of iron and was 13 feet long and 6 feet wide! That's bigger than most cars!
The Rephaim was another name for giant people. They lived in several places throughout Canaan.
Circle the right answer:
1. How long was King Og's bed?
2. Who did the Anakim descend from?
True or False? Circle one:
3. There was only one giant family in Canaan.
4. Yahuah helped Israel defeat all the giant clans.
Draw King Og's giant iron bed - remember, it was 13 feet long!
Remember Caleb? He was one of the TWO spies who trusted Yahuah when everyone else was scared!
Because Caleb trusted Yahuah, he was allowed to enter the Promised Land. And when he got there, do you know what he asked for? He asked for the MOUNTAIN where the GIANTS lived!
Caleb drove out the three sons of Anak - three giant warriors! An 85-year-old man defeated giants because Yahuah was with him!
Circle the right answer:
1. What did Caleb ask for when he entered the Promised Land?
2. How old was Caleb when he fought the giants?
True or False? Circle one:
3. Caleb was too scared to fight the giants.
4. Caleb won because Yahuah was with him.
Draw 85-year-old Caleb standing brave on the mountain, ready to fight giants:
Did you know Goliath wasn't the only giant in his family? The Bible tells us about other Philistine giants too!
David and his mighty warriors defeated ALL of them! Every single giant that came against Israel was destroyed.
Circle the right answer:
1. How many giants total came from Gath?
2. One giant had how many fingers and toes?
True or False? Circle one:
3. Some giants escaped and were never defeated.
4. David and his warriors defeated all the giants.
Draw a giant with 6 fingers on each hand (try to count them as you draw!):
What can we learn from all these stories about giants? Here's the BIG lesson:
Remember: Yahuah is always bigger than your giants!
Circle the right answer:
1. What should you focus on when you have a big problem?
2. What happened to everyone who trusted Yahuah against the giants?
True or False? Circle one:
3. Some problems are too big for Yahuah.
4. I can face my "giants" with Yahuah's help.
Write About It: What is a "giant" (big problem) you are facing? How can Yahuah help you?
Draw yourself standing brave with Yahuah's help, facing a "giant" problem:
Wow! We learned a lot about giants in the Bible! Let's remember the main things:
1. Goliath was this tall
2. Spy who defeated giants at age 85
3. Young shepherd who killed Goliath
4. Hebrew name for giants
5. King with a 13-foot bed
A. David
B. Nephilim
C. Over 9 feet
D. Og
E. Caleb
Write your answers:
1 = ____ , 2 = ____ , 3 = ____ , 4 = ____ , 5 = ____
Draw your favorite story from this workbook:
1. B (Yes! The Bible mentions giants) | 2. A (Nephilim) | 3. FALSE | 4. TRUE
1. B (Over 9 feet tall) | 2. B (David, a young shepherd) | 3. FALSE | 4. TRUE
1. B (12 spies) | 2. A (2 - Joshua and Caleb) | 3. FALSE | 4. TRUE
1. B (13 feet long) | 2. A (Anak) | 3. FALSE | 4. TRUE
1. B (The mountain where the giants lived) | 2. B (85 years old) | 3. FALSE | 4. TRUE
1. B (Four giants) | 2. A (24 total) | 3. FALSE | 4. TRUE
1. B (How big Yahuah is) | 2. B (They won!) | 3. FALSE | 4. TRUE
1 = C | 2 = E | 3 = A | 4 = B | 5 = D