Judges 13
Who were the Israelites under oppression by during the time of Samson's birth?
The Philistines
Who did Samson desire to marry, and where was she from?
A Philistine woman from Timnath
Q1: Why did Samson become angry with his father-in-law upon returning to visit his wife?
A1: Samson’s father-in-law had given his wife to one of Samson’s companions, thinking Samson had abandoned her.
Q1: Where did Samson escape after tearing off the gates of the city of Gaza?
A1: He carried the gates to the top of a hill near Hebron.
Q1: How much silver did Micah originally steal from his mother?
A1: Eleven hundred shekels of silver.
Q1: Why were the Danites searching for new territory?
A1: The tribe of Dan had not yet secured their allotted inheritance in the Promised Land.
What was the name of Samson's father?
Manoah
Q2: What unusual event happened when Samson was on his way to Timnath with his parents?
A2: Samson was attacked by a young lion, but he killed it with his bare hands.
Q2: How did Samson retaliate against the Philistines for the insult by his father-in-law?
A2: Samson captured 300 foxes, tied them together in pairs, attached burning torches to their tails, and released them into the Philistine fields, destroying their crops.
Q2: What was the name of the woman who betrayed Samson to the Philistines?
A2: Delilah.
Q2: What did Micah’s mother do with part of the silver after Micah returned it?
A2: She gave two hundred shekels of silver to a silversmith to make a graven image and a molten image.
Q2: What did the spies from the tribe of Dan find when they reached Laish?
A2: They found that the people of Laish lived securely and peacefully, without a strong defense and far from neighboring allies.
Which tribe did Manoah belong to?
The tribe of Dan
Q3: What did Samson find inside the carcass of the lion on his way to Timnath for the wedding?
A3: A swarm of bees and honey.
Q3: What did the Philistines do in retaliation for Samson's destruction of their crops?
A3: The Philistines burned Samson’s wife and her father to death.
Q3: What did Samson tell Delilah would make him lose his strength in his final confession?
A3: He told her that if his hair, which had never been cut because of his Nazirite vow, was shaved, he would lose his strength.
Q3: What did Micah set up in his house after obtaining the idols?
A3: Micah set up a shrine, made an ephod and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons as a priest.
Q3: What did the Danites steal from Micah's house?
A3: They stole his graven image, molten image, ephod, and teraphim.
What specific instructions did the angel give to Manoah's wife during her pregnancy?
She was instructed not to drink wine or strong drink, not to eat anything unclean, and not to cut the child’s hair because he would be a Nazirite to God
Q4: What riddle did Samson give to the Philistines at his wedding feast?
A4: "Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness."
Q4: How did Samson defeat the thousand Philistines after being handed over by the men of Judah?
A4: Samson used the jawbone of a donkey to kill a thousand Philistines.
Q4: After capturing Samson, what did the Philistines do to him before imprisoning him?
A4: They gouged out his eyes and bound him with bronze chains.
Q4: From where did the young Levite, who became Micah’s priest, originally come?
A4: He came from Bethlehem in Judah.
Q4: What offer did the Danites make to the Levite priest, and how did he respond?
A4: They offered him the position of priest over the entire tribe of Dan instead of just serving one man’s household. The Levite eagerly accepted the offer and left with them.
How did Manoah and his wife realize that they had been speaking with an angel of the Lord?
They realized it when the angel ascended to heaven in the flame of their burnt offering
Q5: How did the Philistines manage to solve Samson’s riddle?
A5: They pressured Samson’s wife to coax the answer from him, and she eventually revealed it to them.
Q5: What did God provide for Samson after his victory over the Philistines, and what name was given to the place?
A5: God provided water from a hollow place in Lehi, and the place was named En-hakkore, meaning "spring of the caller."
Q5: How did Samson kill the Philistines in his final act, and where did it take place?
A5: Samson pushed down the two central pillars of the Philistine temple, causing it to collapse and kill himself along with thousands of Philistines. This took place in the temple of Dagon.
Q5: What did Micah believe would happen once he had the Levite as his personal priest?
A5: Micah believed that the Lord would do him good (bless him) because he had a Levite as his priest.
Q5: What did the Danites do after they conquered Laish?
A5: They rebuilt the city, renamed it Dan, and set up the idols they had taken from Micah. They also established a priesthood with Jonathan, the son of Gershom, and his descendants serving as priests.