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The Strongest Man in
Israel
Judges 13-16
When Samson was born, God told his mother and
father, "Samson must never cut his hair, or he will lose
his strength."
Samson was so strong that he once killed a lion
with his bare hands. His great strength brought fear to the
Philistines, who hated the people of Israel. The Philistines
wanted to kill Samson.
One day Samson met a beautiful woman named Delilah.
She was a Philistine, but Samson did not care. He loved her
very much.
The Philistines secretly went to Delilah and
said, "We will give you a lot of money if you tell us
what makes Samson so strong."
Delilah asked Samson, "Where do you get
your strength?" For many days, Samson did not tell his
secret. But Delilah kept asking, and finally Samson said,
"If you really must know, I can never cut my hair, or
I will become weak."
Delilah then told the Philistines Samson's secret.
Later, while Samson was asleep, the Philistines sneaked up
on him and shaved off his hair. When he woke up, he tried
to fight, but his strength was gone.
The Philistines blinded Samson and made him
work hard grinding grain. Then one day when they were having
a feast, they said, "Bring out Samson so we can laugh
at him!" When Samson was brought out, he asked God, "Please
help me to take revenge on the Philistines!" Then he
put up his hands on two pillars and pushed. The whole building
came crashing down, killing all the Philistines, and Samson
with them.
Can you find your was through Samson's hair?
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