The Gospel Project Faith Talk - Judges 13-16
Sunday: April 27, 2025
Scripture: Judges 13-16
Scripture: Judges 13-16
Preschool
Main Idea: Samson and the Philistines (Judges 13-16)
Summary
Review Questions
- God's people disobeyed Him, so God let their enemies – the Philistines – rule over them. God sent a man named Samson to save them from the Philistines. God's rule for Samson was "Do not cut your hair."
- Samson was very strong. A woman named Delilah asked, "Why are you strong?" Samson said, "If you cut my hair, I will be weak." One night, someone cut Samson's hair. When Samson awoke, he was weak. The Philistines captured him.
- Samson was in a big temple. His hair grew again, and he prayed. God made him strong. Samson knocked down the temple, and God saved His people.
Review Questions
- How did Samson rescue God's people?
- How does Jesus rescue us from sin?
Kids
Main Idea: Samson and the Philistines (Judges 13-16)
Summary
Review Questions
- God sent Samson to rescue Israel from the Philistines. Samson was set apart and told to never cut his hair. God made Samson very strong!
- Delilah tricked Samson and had his hair cut. Samson became weak and the Philistines captured him.
- God made Samson strong again, and Samson knocked down the Philistine temple with all their leaders inside.
Review Questions
- How did God rescue His people through Samson?
- How does Jesus rescue people from sin?
Students
Main Idea: Disobedience blinds us and creates distance between us and God. (Judges 13-16)
Summary
The story of Samson is about a man with supernatural strength who was chosen by God to help free the Israelites from their enemies, the Philistines. Samson was to be a “Nazirite,” meaning he wasn’t supposed to drink alcohol, cut his hair, or come into contact with anything dead. Samson lost his strength when Delilah, a Philistine, tricked him and cut his hair while he slept. In the end, even though blinded and imprisoned by the Philistines, Samson's strength returned one last time, allowing him to push down the pillars of a temple and defeat the Philistines, though he died in the process.
Review Questions
The story of Samson is about a man with supernatural strength who was chosen by God to help free the Israelites from their enemies, the Philistines. Samson was to be a “Nazirite,” meaning he wasn’t supposed to drink alcohol, cut his hair, or come into contact with anything dead. Samson lost his strength when Delilah, a Philistine, tricked him and cut his hair while he slept. In the end, even though blinded and imprisoned by the Philistines, Samson's strength returned one last time, allowing him to push down the pillars of a temple and defeat the Philistines, though he died in the process.
Review Questions
- Samson trusted Delilah even though she tried to betray him three times. Why do you think he eventually told her the secret of his strength?
- Where do you see redemption in Samson’s story?
Adults
Main Idea: God can vindicate His people even through the seeming hopelessness of death. (Judges 13-16)
Summary
Judges 13-16 chronicles the life of Samson, a Nazirite from birth endowed with supernatural strength, who was chosen by God to begin delivering Israel from the Philistines. Throughout Samson’s prideful leadership, his personal weaknesses for women and vendettas against the Philistines repeatedly led him into compromising situations, culminating in his betrayal by Delilah who discovered the secret of his strength lay in his uncut hair. After being captured, blinded, and humiliated by the Philistines, Samson's final act was one of both vengeance and sacrifice, as he brought down the temple of Dagon upon himself and thousands of Philistines, killing more enemies in his death than in his life.
Review Questions
Judges 13-16 chronicles the life of Samson, a Nazirite from birth endowed with supernatural strength, who was chosen by God to begin delivering Israel from the Philistines. Throughout Samson’s prideful leadership, his personal weaknesses for women and vendettas against the Philistines repeatedly led him into compromising situations, culminating in his betrayal by Delilah who discovered the secret of his strength lay in his uncut hair. After being captured, blinded, and humiliated by the Philistines, Samson's final act was one of both vengeance and sacrifice, as he brought down the temple of Dagon upon himself and thousands of Philistines, killing more enemies in his death than in his life.
Review Questions
- How does our relationship with God suffer when we give ourselves over to disobedience?
- How does pride tend to blind us from things we should be addressing in our lives?
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