Have you ever thought of creating scenes from the story of Samson with LEGOs? Samson was definitely an interesting man from the book of Judges. His hair was extremely long, and for some reason the length of his hair had something to do with his incredible strength. Never has a man existed with more strength than Samson.
Maybe the reason why his strength left him when Delilah betrayed him by cutting off his hair–maybe the reason he was no longer strong was because God had commanded him not to cut his hair, and cutting off his hair was an act of rebellion to God.
I find it interesting that God chose such a womanizer for a judge. It seems like he kept falling in love with women who were not God’s people. He reaped the consequences for His sin.
So we made a LEGO Samson scene by starting with a green LEGO base. The building and pillars were made from white LEGOs, and my son set Samson right in the middle of the center pillars. The other LEGO men are walking around as if they were at a party.
This is the final scene of Samson’s life, after his enemies had gouged out his eyes as a result of Delilah’s betrayal. They made sport of him at a banquet hall, and they set him beside two posts that apparently held up the whole building. He asked God for strength one last time, and he was able to push down the pillars and destroy more of God’s enemies with that moment than all the rest of his life combined.
I hope you enjoyed our LEGO Samson scene! For more LEGO activities, click here.
Tags: Bible, Bible lesson, Homeschooling, Judges, LEGO
These Lego creations are a fantastic way to make the Bible stories tangible!
It really makes the stories more memorable when the kids re-enact them.
I always love seeing the creative Lego things your kids come up with. 🙂
I think just about any story can be re-enacted with LEGOs!
Samson didn’t cut his hair, what sin did he commit? Marrying a sinner? We are all sinners, it is a story of betrayal and tragedy and not sin.
He went to prostitutes.