The Champion who became a Clown:
Samson’s Story
(the wages of sin is death)
STMARYCOMPUTERCENTER, EASTBRUNSWICK, NJ, Sunday School Computer Program© 2006
Samson’s birth
 There was a man called
Manoah, his wife was
barren.
 The angel of the Lord
appeared to this woman
and said to her:
– You will conceive and bear a
son.
– Take no wine or strong drink
and eat nothing unclean.
– No Razor is to touch your
son’s head.
– Your son will rescue Israel
from the Philistines.
Samson’s birth
 The angel of the Lord
appeared again to Manoah
and his wife and told Manoah:
– Your son should follow the
orders I gave your wife.
– Offer a sacrifice to the Lord.
 The woman gave birth to a
son and she called him
Samson, the Lord blessed
him.
 Samson was a judge in Israel
for 20 years.
Samson’s Life
 Samson grew and became a
very very strong man.
 He saw a lion coming toward
him. Samson tore the lion in
pieces without any weapons.
 Later on, Samson found a
swarm of bees in the lion’s
body and honey.
 He ate some of that honey.
Samson gave his parents
some honey to eat.
 He did not tell them where he
got the honey from.
Samson’s Life
Samson killed one
thousand Philistines
men
using
the
jawbone of a donkey.
Samson carried the
doors of the town
“Gaza”. He tore them
up, carrying them on
his shoulders to the
top of the hill and
there he left them.
Samson And Delilah
 He married a Philistine girl against
his parents’ wish.
 The Philistines promised Delilah
eleven hundred pieces of silver if she
finds out Samson’s strength.
 Samson told Delilah the following:
– The first time: “If I were bound with
seven new bowstrings, I should lose
my power”. It was not true.
– The second time: “If I were bound
with new ropes that were never used,
I should lose my power”. It was not
true.
– The third time: “If you weave the
seven blocks of my hair into a web
firmly, I should lose my power”. It was
not true. Delilah never give up and
kept asking him every day. FINALLY,
Samson told her the secret of his
power.
Samson And Delilah
Delilah asked a man to
shave off Samson’s hair, he
lost his strength, the Lord‘s
spirit departed from him.
 The Philistine took out his
eyes and he became a slave
in a prison.
Three thousand Philistines
men and women got together
to offer sacrifice into Dagon
their god who delivered them
form the hand of their enemy
Samson.
Samson And Delilah
 The
Philistines
called
Samson to play sports and
to entertain them.
 Samson called upon the
name of the Lord saying:
Remember
me
and
strengthen me, I pray to you
O Lord.
 Samson hold the two pillars
upon which the house stood
and brought them together
and said let me die with the
Philistines. The house fell
upon the people and every
one died. Samson’s family
came and took Samson and
buried him.
Lessons Learnt
 Do not hang out with the
wrong people.
 Be careful who are your
friends. Not everyone is a
good faithful friend
 Obey your parents and
trust them.
 Stay away and do not mix
with
wicked
friends,
neighbors and co-workers.
 Obey the Lord and be
faithful to Him, do not tell
your secrets to anybody.
Comparison Between Samson and Joseph
Samson
Joseph
The Champion who became a Clown
The Slave who gained the Throne
His birth divinely announced. The angelic announcement
included 2 statements:
His birth was not divinely announced
A. The boy shall be a nazirite to god.
B. To deliver israel from the philistines
He became friendly with the enemies.
He was working with pagan people.
He did not obey his parents, forgot bout his vow.
He cracked jokes with the enemy. He married a Philistine girl
against his parents’ wish.
The sin came to him, his master’s wife
asked him to sin with her.He did not obey
her, remembered God. “How can I sin
before the Lord, I have to be faithful to your
husband”.
His wife pressed him daily to know his secret. Day after day she
persisted with her questions. She was worse than the lion. God’s
patience has reached its limit. Sampson played with fire.
The Lord departed from him.
His strength was gone.
He became eyeless.
The name of God was dishonored.
The name of Dagon was praised.
Samson did not escape for his life.
He resisted her (the sin) and left the house.
He was saved.
The Lord was with Joseph and he was a
successful man.
Joseph escaped for his life.
What did we learn from this lesson?
 How can we apply this
lesson to our daily life?
 How do you deal with friends
from school: Peer Pressure
 What do you feel about TV
Shows, magazines, internet,
life style, drinking, smoking,
and clothes.
 Are you committed to church
and Sunday School? And
Why