Also by this author: Jesus and the Lions' Den: A True Story about How Daniel Points Us to Jesus, The Storm That Stopped, The One O'Clock Miracle, The Christmas Promise, All about Christmas: Over 100 Amazing Facts behind the Christmas Story, Queen Elizabeth II: The Queen Who Choose To Serve (Do Great Things For God), Jesus Moments: David: Finding Jesus in the Story of David, Jesus Moments: David, Esther: Finding Jesus in the Story of Esther, Jonah: Finding Jesus in the Story of Jonah
Series: Jesus Moments #7
Published by Good Book Company on May 1, 2026
Genres: Children's, Bible Stories
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“This series highlights Jesus, the hero of every Bible story, and encourages readers to keep him at the center of their stories too.” -Hunter Beless, Founder and Host of the Journeywomen podcast; Author
This fun, interactive resource will give children skills to read the Bible as they connect the stories and learn that the whole Bible is about Jesus.
Moments in Samson's story when something in the story is a little bit like Jesus are signposted with symbols that children need to spot, helping them to understand the relationship between the Old and New Testaments.
Children will see how Samson's story points ahead to Jesus through…
An angelic announcement
A betrayal for money
An incredible rescue of God's peopleWritten by Alison Mitchell, the award-winning author of Jesus and the Lions’ Den and The One O’Clock Miracle, and beautifully illustrated, this book makes a great gift for children ages 4+. It can also be used for children’s ministry.
This new addition to the Jesus Moments series retells the story of Samson. At the beginning of the book, author Alison Mitchell tells kids that if they look closely, they can spot parallels to Jesus in some Old Testament narratives. She encourages kids to look for the combs that appear in the illustrations throughout this book, because each one means that there is a gospel connection in that part of the story. This seek-and-find element will be very engaging for kids. The answers are all in the back, where Mitchell also explains the significance of each “Jesus moment,” such as both Samson and Jesus winning their greatest victories through sacrificial deaths.
The action-packed illustrations convey emotion and help show what is happening in this fast-paced, eventful story. Noah Warnes depicts the violent parts of this Bible story in an honest but age-appropriate way, using punched-up colors to add intensity without showing any gruesome details. I also appreciate Warnes’s use of color all throughout the book. The colors set the mood, and darker shadows and bright highlights add depth to each page spread.
Jesus Moments: Samson: Finding Jesus in the Story of Samson is another accurate Bible story retelling from a great series. It tells this complicated story in a straightforward and unflinching way, and Mitchell struck a great middle path between Bible storybooks that are overly sanitized, and those that will give kids nightmares. Nonetheless, parents may want to consider their child’s sensitivity level before reading this book to them. The story of Samson is intense, and although this is a great, faithful retelling, how well this works for a particular family will depend on what individual kids can handle.