1 st -3 rd Grade Kids Bible Study Guide Unit 9, Session 4: Samson 2012 LifeWay Christian Resources 1 TEACHER BIBLE STUDY Samson was the last of the major judges of Israel. He was born to parents who dedicated him to the Lord as a Nazirite after an Angel of the LORD announced that Samson would be born to save the Israelites from the power of the Philistines. Samson grew up, and God blessed him with great strength. But when Samson requested to marry a Philistine woman, his parents were confused. Samson was supposed to deliver the Israelites from the Philistines. Why would he want to marry one of them? But God had a plan in all of this. (See Judges 14:4.) As Samson prepared for the wedding, he gave a riddle to the men with him about an event that occurred on his way to Timnah. (See Judges 14:9-14.) Days passed, and the men convinced Samson’s wife to tell them the answer to the riddle. This action sparked a series of events that would lead to the death of Samson. In his anger, Samson torched the fields of the Philistines. He used the jawbone of a donkey to kill 1,000 men. The Philistine leaders determined to kill Samson. When he fell in love with a woman named Delilah, they bribed her into telling them where Samson’s strength came from. A man came and shaved the braids from Samson’s head. He lost his strength and became helpless. The Philistines gouged out his eyes and took him prisoner. They had him stand between the pillars of the temple. In a final plea to God, Samson asked for his strength back. God gave him strength, and Samson knocked over the pillars, collapsing the temple. In his death, Samson killed more Philistines than he had killed in his life. (Judges 16:30) Though Samson disobeyed God, God used him to accomplish His purpose of delivering the Israelites from the Philistines. Jesus would come as the last Deliverer, saving through His life and His death those who would trust in Him. LESSON OVERVIEW/SCHEDULE Session Title: Samson Bible Passage: Judges 13–16 Big Picture Question: What should I do when I sin? I should ask God for forgiveness. Key Passage: Judges 2:18 Unit Christ Connection: God used the judges to deliver His people from their enemies; Christ delivers people from the greatest enemy, Satan.
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1st-3rd Grade Kids Bible Study Guide Unit 9, Session 4: Samson
2012 LifeWay Christian Resources
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TEACHER BIBLE STUDY Samson was the last of the major judges of Israel. He was born to parents who dedicated him to
the Lord as a Nazirite after an Angel of the LORD announced that Samson would be born to save
the Israelites from the power of the Philistines. Samson grew up, and God blessed him with great
strength. But when Samson requested to marry a Philistine woman, his parents were confused.
Samson was supposed to deliver the Israelites from the Philistines. Why would he want to marry
one of them? But God had a plan in all of this. (See Judges 14:4.)
As Samson prepared for the wedding, he gave a riddle to the men with him about an event that
occurred on his way to Timnah. (See Judges 14:9-14.) Days passed, and the men convinced
Samson’s wife to tell them the answer to the riddle. This action sparked a series of events that
would lead to the death of Samson.
In his anger, Samson torched the fields of the Philistines. He used the jawbone of a donkey to kill
1,000 men. The Philistine leaders determined to kill Samson. When he fell in love with a woman
named Delilah, they bribed her into telling them where Samson’s strength came from.
A man came and shaved the braids from Samson’s head. He lost his strength and became
helpless. The Philistines gouged out his eyes and took him prisoner. They had him stand
between the pillars of the temple. In a final plea to God, Samson asked for his strength back.
God gave him strength, and Samson knocked over the pillars, collapsing the temple. In his death,
Samson killed more Philistines than he had killed in his life. (Judges 16:30)
Though Samson disobeyed God, God used him to accomplish His purpose of delivering the
Israelites from the Philistines. Jesus would come as the last Deliverer, saving through His life
and His death those who would trust in Him.
LESSON OVERVIEW/SCHEDULE Session Title: Samson
Bible Passage: Judges 13–16
Big Picture Question: What should I do when I sin? I should ask God for forgiveness.
Key Passage: Judges 2:18
Unit Christ Connection: God used the judges to deliver His people from their enemies; Christ
delivers people from the greatest enemy, Satan.
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Transition Time
Welcome time
Activity sheet/Table Centers
Session starter (10 minutes)
Lesson
Countdown
Introduce the session (1 minute)
Timeline Map (1 minute)
Big picture question (1 minute)
Sing (5 minutes)
Key passage (4 minutes)
Tell the Bible story (10 minutes)
Discussion starter video (3 minutes)
The Gospel: God’s Plan for Me (optional)
Prayer (5 minutes)
Table Time
Timeline map (1 minute)
Bible story review (10 minutes)
Large Group Review / Activities
Key passage activity (5 minutes)
Activity choice (10 minutes)
Prayer (5 minutes)
THE BIBLE STORY/OVERVIEW
Samson
Judges 13–16
The Israelites disobeyed God, so God handed them over to their enemies, the Philistines, for 40
years. But not all of the Israelites disobeyed God. Some of them still worshiped Him. Two of
those people were Manoah and his wife. One day the Angel of the LORD appeared to Manoah’s
wife and told her she would have a son. Her son would belong to God. God had special
instructions for the baby’s life: he should never cut his hair. God said, “Your son will be a
Nazirite. He is going to save the Israelites from the Philistines.”
Manoah’s wife had a baby, and she named him Samson. As Samson grew, God blessed him.
God gave Samson great strength.
When Samson grew up, he saw a Philistine woman he wanted to marry. He went to her town to
talk to her. As he traveled with his father and mother, a young lion jumped out at him. Samson
killed the lion with his bare hands. Samson did not tell his parents what he had done. After some
time, Samson traveled again to marry the woman. Samson found the lion’s carcass. A swarm of
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bees had made honey in the carcass. Samson scooped some honey into his hands and gave some
to his parents.
The Philistines sent 30 men to help Samson prepare the wedding feast. He told the men a
riddle:
Out of the eater came something to eat,
and out of the strong came something sweet.
Samson was talking about the lion and the honey, but none of the men could solve the riddle.
They asked Samson’s new wife to help them. Samson’s wife cried until Samson told her the
answer to the riddle. Then Samson’s wife told the men the answer. Samson had been tricked!
He was angry, and he left his wife.
Later on, Samson went back to get his wife. But her father had given her to another man. “I
thought you hated her,” he said. Samson was so mad that he went out and caught 300 foxes. He
tied their tails together with a torch and sent them out into the Philistines’ fields. The foxes
burned up the fields. The Philistines went to find Samson to punish him. The men of Judah had
tied him up with ropes, but Samson was so strong that he broke through the ropes. He took the
jawbone of a donkey and killed 1,000 men with it.
Samson escaped to the capital city of Gaza. The Philistines found him there and planned to kill
him. Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah. The Philistines talked to Delilah. “Get
Samson to tell you why he is so strong,” they said. “We will each give you 1,100 pieces of
silver.”
Delilah asked Samson why he was so strong. She tested him with seven fresh bowstrings and
with new ropes. She tried weaving the braids on his head, but nothing took away Samson’s
strength.
Delilah begged Samson to tell her the truth, so Samson did. “If you cut my hair, I will not have
my strength.” Delilah sent for the Philistine leaders. They waited until Samson was sleeping,
then a man cut his hair. Delilah woke him up. “Samson! Wake up! The Philistines are here to
kill you!” But Samson’s strength had left him. The Philistines seized him and made him blind.
They took him away in shackles and made fun of him.
Samson’s hair began to grow back. One day, the Philistines made Samson stand between two
pillars in the temple of Dagon, the Philistines’ god. Samson cried out to God, “Lord GOD, please
remember me. Strengthen me once more.” So God strengthened Samson. Samson pushed on the
pillars and collapsed the temple. Samson and all of the Philistines in it died.
Christ Connection: God raised up Samson as the last judge to deliver the Israelites from the
Philistines. Samson killed more Philistines in his death than he did in his life. Jesus came as the
last Deliverer, saving in His life and in His death all those who would trust in Him.
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TRANSITION TIME Session Title: Samson
Bible Passage: Judges 13–16
Big Picture Question: What should I do when I sin? I should ask God for forgiveness.
Key Passage: Judges 2:18
Unit Christ Connection: God used the judges to deliver His people from their enemies; Christ
delivers people from the greatest enemy, Satan.
Welcome time Tip: As kids arrive this is a great time to collect the offering, fill out attendance sheets, and help new kids connect to
your group.
Arriving Activity: Just Ask bowl
candy or fruit
Place a bowl filled with candy or fruit somewhere in the middle of the room. As kids enter the
room, point out the goodies. Tell them there is only one way to get a treat from the bowl. Kids
must do something to receive a treat. Their challenge is to figure out what they need to do.
Instruct them to whisper their guesses to a leader.
The only way to get a treat is to simply ask a leader if they may have a piece. If a child
whispers the right answer, give her one of the treats.
Say • There was only one way to get a treat. You had to ask. Today, we will learn about
something very important that you can only get by asking.