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| The death of Samson (freebibleimages.org) |
Central Truth: God would rather forgive than judge.
Scriptures: Judges 16
Samson loved another Philistine woman, Delilah. The Philistines offered her eleven pieces of silver to discover the secret to Samson’s strength. Four times, Delilah begged Samson to reveal the secret to his great strength. Each time he told her his “secret,” the Philistines attacked him only to be defeated until the fourth time. Samson told Delilah that he was a Nazarite and no razor had ever cut his hair. When he fell asleep, Delilah called for a man to shave the seven locks on Samson’s head. When Samson awoke, he did not know that he had lost his strength. The Philistines overcame Samson, put his eyes out, placed him in chains, and took him to the prison house to grind.
After some time, Samson’s hair began to regrow. The Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god, Dagon. When the Philistines had drank their wine, they called for Samson to be brought to them. They placed him between two pillars. Samson asked the boy who had brought him in to place his hand on the pillars. Samson called upon the Lord to restore his strength so he can avenge himself. God heard Samson’s cry and restored his strength. Samson then pushed the pillars with all of his might, killing all of those who were in the building, including himself.
Bible Scrapbook
Each week the children will be adding to their scrapbooks what they have learned during Sunday School. I have always been fascinated by the Nazarite vow, and the children had questions, so we made a list of the rules concerning the Nazarite vow along with the scripture referring to it in the Old Testament.
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