Week 268 · Old Testament · about 3 minutes · 276 words
🌙 Judges 16
Judges 16 opens with these words: “Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a prostitute, and went in to her.” The line to keep is Judges 16:15: “She said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great…” Carry the word “love” from that verse into the rest of the day.
Judges 16 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a prostitute, and went in to her.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “When she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, his soul was troubled to death.” Judges 16 opens with these words: “Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a prostitute, and went in to her.” The line to keep is Judges 16:15: “She said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great…” Carry the word “love” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Judges 16:15: “She said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies.”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Judges 16? Then try this: Read “She said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
“She said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies.””
Judges 16:15 · Judges 16
Say it
Practice Judges 16:15
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Shesaidtohim,“Howcanyousay,‘Iloveyou,’whenyourheartisnotwithme?Youhavemockedmethesethreeandnotmewhereyourgreatstrengthlies.”
Talk about it
- What happens first in Judges 16?
- Read “She said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these…” once more. What does it show you about God?
- Who can you tell one sentence from Judges 16 before bedtime?
Prayer
Father, thank you for Judges 16. Help us remember Judges 16:15 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.
Parent tip
If Judges 16 is long, read Judges 16:15 twice and ask one of the talk-about questions. The chapter page has every verse if you want more tomorrow.
Week 268 · the whole night
🌙 Judges 16
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