Kingless!
Fill in the blank: "There was no _____ in Israel; everyone did as he saw fit."
King
Fill in the blank: "Samson was to be a ___ from his birth on."
What animal's tails were tied together by Samson?
Foxes
Who asked Samson to tell the reason he was so strong?
Delilah
Whose temple was Samson taken to?
Canaanite women
He killed a lion and later went back to it and took honey from it. He killed Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey.
True or false: Samson's parents approved of his choice of a wife, and they supported him.
False. They wanted him to marry someone who was an Israelite, not a Philistine.
What happened to Samson after his hair was cut (give three things)?
The Philistines gouged out his eyes, took him as a prisoner, and made him turn a millstone to grind grain.
What did the Philistines want Samson to do for them in the temple? Why (give a couple of reasons)?
They wanted him to entertain them. Probably so they could laugh at him and ridicule God.
Who asked a young Levite to be his personal priest?
Micah
What were the conditions of Samson being a Nazarite - what could he not do?
Don't eat or drink anything from grapes; don't come into contact with the dead; don't cut his hair.
What did Samson do with the foxes, after he tied their tails together? Why?
He put torches in their tails and turned them loose to burn down the Philistines' crops. He did it for revenge.
What was the secret of Samson's strength?
His long hair that was not to be cut
How long was Samson a judge in Israel?
20 years
Whose money did Micah steal, and what did this person do with it?
Micah stole his mother's money, and she dedicated it to the Lord and had some of it made into idols.
What was the name of Samson's father?
Manoah
What happened to Samson's first wife?
She was given to someone else to marry.
How did Samson deceive Delilah?
He was not honest about the secret of his strength.
He asked for strength, because he wanted to get revenge on the Philistines.
Name two or three things the Danites did that were wrong.
They left their homes and looked for another place to live. They stole from Micah. They fought peaceful people and took over their land. They did not trust God's provision for them.
What was God's purpose for Samson - what did he want Samson to do?
He was to begin to save Israel from the Philistines.
What do these words have to do with Samson: "Out of the eater came something to eat; out of the strong came something sweet."
This was the riddle he told to the Philistine men who were going to be in his wedding.
In order, name the things that Samson said were the secret to his strength (include the truth he finally told).
Tie him up with a bowstring. Tie him up with a rope. Weave his hair into a loom. Cut his hair.
How did God bless Samson in his death?
He answered his prayer, and he allowed him to destroy many Philistines. (In spite of his sin, God still used him to accoplish his purposes.)