Women of Grace 2005-06
Women of the Bible

 Homework for Lesson Nine
Delilah

Your homework will help sharpen your understanding of the Bible and is a ministry to others as you share your answers in your small group. Prayerfully think through each answer with the expectation of sharing with others what God has taught you.

Memory Work: Proverbs 31:19

1. Read Judges 13. (a) What were the events that led to Samson's birth?








(b) What godly characteristics do you see in his parents?








2. Read Judges 14-16. (a) How did God use Samson's strength to lead Israel?









(b) How had Samson's lust for women caused him to be vulnerable?








3. (a) What was the motivation behind Delilah's plot to betray Samson?







(b) What methods did she use to learn his secret?












(c) Why do you think Samson finally weakened and betrayed himself?







4. Read Proverbs 5. (a) What phrases remind you of Samson?









(b) What phrases remind you of Delilah?









5. Read I Peter 3:3-4. (a) What is God's definition of a beautiful woman?









(b) How has sin corrupted that ideal?









6. (a) How do women of today use physical beauty to manipulate?







(b) How can we teach young women to avoid this pattern early in their lives?









7. (a) What principles did you draw from this study of Delilah?










(b) Write one as a prayer request for yourself.