What is the name of the Judge we have talked about for the past 2 weeks?
Samson
What was the name of Samson’s father? (Judges 13:2)
Manoah
What was one of Samson’s main problems? (Starts with a P)
Pride
How many times did the Angel of the Lord appear to Manoah and his wife? (Judges 13)
2
Why did Samson get mad and leave his first wife at the feast? (Judges 14:18)
She told the men the answer to Samson’s riddle
What type of vow was Samson a part of? (Starts with an N)
Nazarite Vow
What did Samson kill on the road to Timnath? And what did Samson eat out of this object?
A lion and honey
How many foxes did Samson tie together in pairs to light the grain fields on fire? (Judges 15:4)
300
Where did Samson find his wife from in Judges 14:1? Of what group was she?
Timnath and Philistines
How many people did Samson tell his riddle to at the feast? (Judges 14:11)
30
What eventually caused Samson to lose all his strength?
The act of the Philistines cutting off his hair
How many times did Samson lie to Delilah about his strength before telling her the truth?
3
Who was Samson’s wife given to in Judges 14?
His companion
Who did the Philistines burn with fire in Judges 15:6?
Samson’s wife and her father
Where was Delilah from? BONUS: What would you guess sorek mean? (Judges 16:4)
The Valley of Sorek (pleasure)
Did Samson’s hair have superpowers that made him strong? If not, what made him strong?
What did Samson use to kill 1000 men in Judges 15:15?
A jawbone of a donkey
What did Samson first tell Delilah would make him weak? (Judges 16:7)
Tying him up with seven green withs that were never dried
How many pieces of silver did the lords of the Philistines give Delilah to find out the answer about Samson’s strength? (Per person) Judges 16:5
1100
Where was Samson buried? (Judges 16:31)
At the place of his father; between Zorah and Eshtaol
Where did Samson carry the gates of the city in Judges 16:3?
To the top of a hill that is before Hebron?
Where did Samson kill the most people? (Hint:towards the end of his life)
At the location where he knocked the prison house down
What was the name of the Philistine god? Judges 16:23
Dagon
How long did Samson judge Israel for? Judges 16:31
20 years
On what day did Samson tell his wife the answer to his riddle in Judges 14:17?
The 7th day