Weak Like Other Men

By Patricia Souder

SYNOPSIS: Blinded by Delilah’s beauty, Samson determines to make her his own. Delilah has no real interest in Samson until the Philistines offer her a large amount of money to learn the secret of Samson’s strength. Delilah entices, pouts, and rages until Samson finally tells her the secret of his strength, thus revealing how lust and self-will weaken and defeat the strongest man who ever lived.

SETTING: Delilah’s room in the Valley of Sorek in the land of the Philistines

CHARACTERS: SAMSON and DELILAH

PERFORMANCE TIME: 6-7 minutes.

PERFORMANCE NOTE: Characters say lines together when marked with a star.

TOPICS: Lust. Self-will. Relationships. Results of sin.

PERFORMANCE POSSIBILITIES: Teen discussion groups on the opposite sex. Marriage and premarital seminars. Men’s, Women’s, or Couples’ events. Small groups.

BIBLE REFERENCE: Judges 16:4-31

PROPS: Leather bowstrings, ropes, and a loom or simulated loom to which Samson’s hair is fastened.

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Price: $3.00