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Judges 15 · For teachers and parents

Answer Key: Samson and the Jawbone

Answers here are a guide. Welcome any answer that shows a child is thinking about the story, and celebrate their effort. Talk About It questions are open, so they have no set answers.

PreschoolGod Gives Water

jr and foxwheatfirerock and waterjr and rope

Coloring and finding page: any careful coloring is a win. Help your child point to and name each picture above.

KindergartenWater From God

WATER → picture 4FOX → picture 3GRAIN → picture 1TORCH → picture 2

Grade 1Ropes and Water

Samson caught three hundred foxes. → picture 5The torches burned the grain. → picture 1Men of Judah tied Samson. → picture 4The ropes fell off his hands. → picture 2God made water come out. → picture 3

Order:

1. Samson catches three hundred foxes2. Judah binds Samson with ropes3. Samson finds a jawbone4. God makes water come out

Grade 2Thirsty Samson

  1. How many foxes did Samson catch? Three hundred (circle)
  2. What did the foxes burn? The Philistines' grain (circle)
  3. What did the men of Judah tie Samson with? Two new ropes (circle)
  4. Who did Samson call to when thirsty? God (circle)
  5. What came out of the ground? Water (circle)
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Grade 3Water at En Hakkore

  1. When did Samson visit his wife? At wheat harvest
  2. What did Samson tie between the foxes' tails? Torches
  3. How many men of Judah came? Three thousand
  4. What did the ropes become like? Burned flax
  5. How long did Samson judge Israel? Twenty years
1: Samson catches three hundred foxes2: Judah binds Samson with ropes3: Samson finds a jawbone4: God makes water come out

Grade 4Revenge and Rescue

  1. Why did Samson send foxes with torches into the fields? His wife had been given to his companion, and he wanted to harm the Philistines.
  2. What did the men of Judah ask Samson? Don't you know the Philistines are rulers over us?
  3. What did Samson use to strike a thousand men? A donkey's jawbone
  4. What happened when Samson called on Yahweh? God split the hollow place at Lehi, and water flowed.

Word bank: 1. foxes; 2. ropes; 3. thirsty; 4. God; 5. Lehi

Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

Grade 5Calling on God at Last

  1. What did Samson say about being blameless? This time he would be blameless toward the Philistines.
  2. How did Judah respond to Samson? Three thousand men came to bind him for the Philistines.
  3. What happened to the ropes at Lehi? They became like flax burned with fire.
  4. What did Samson acknowledge when he called on Yahweh? That God had given this great deliverance by the hand of His servant
  5. How long did Samson judge Israel? Twenty years
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Think About It: answers will vary. Look for answers that connect to the passage.

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