A Fiver and the Bible and a Spoonful of Syrup
We had an interesting service at church today. A promise of a fiver, a taste of honey, and a lion or a "Sunday lie in" made the scripture reading interesting this morning. We were reflecting on the power of the Word of God not only to change the heart of an individual but also the heart of a nation. The story of Ezra reading from the Book of the Law and its effect on the people is a moving story.
I was talking to the children about how the Word of God or the ' Book of the Law" is described in the Bible. Often it is described in terms of honey being sweet and good to taste.
This post is for the boys and girls who are going to research the riddle that I spoke of found on a Lyle's syrup tin. What was the riddle? Check it out, what is the story all about? Where does it come from and what is the meaning of the riddle? As promised the first correct post on the blog by a boy or girl gets £5.00 from me next Sunday at church. Remember to post your name on the blog. So get your thinking cap on and post your answer. If you think someone has beat you to it remember it is not just the first post but it is the one with the best first answer who will be the winner.
Since I 'm giving the fiver, I alone will be sole judge and there will be no appeals. My decision will be final. ( I've always wanted to say that by Mrs iTalker always gets the last word!)
Posted By: MEGAN SHERDLEY age 10 On: 21 Oct 2008 At: 6:48pm
The riddle comes from The book of Judges, chapter 14 and the story is about Samson wanted to met his wife who was a Philistine and his mum and dad did not want him to marry a philistine as they thought they were heathens, they would have prefered one of there own people, but it was the Lord who was leading him there because the Lord wanted them to fight. On the road Samson got strength and he tore the lion apart with his hands. Later on Samson went the same road to marry his wife and stopped and scrapped some honey from the lion as loads of bees were in the lions carcase. They had a wedding feast that lasted 7 days and samson gave the men of the town a challenge. to solve the riddle “Out of the eater came something to eat, out of the strong came something sweet”. the men could not solve the riddleand kept askinghis wife for the answer, she kept saying to Samson you dont loveme or you would tell me. He told her and she told the men. It was “What could be sweeter than honey? What could be strongerthan a lion”.
Samsons reply was “if you had’nt be ploughing with my cow, You would.nt know the answer now”.
Samson lost his wife to his friend, and God made him strong again and he killed thirty mentooktheir clothes and gave them to the men whohad solved the riddle.
Maybe Samson was talking about Jesus when he said the riddle.
The owner of Lyles was called Abram and he was a godly man and thats how it has a scripture from the Bible.