“The chiefs of the P’lishtim went up to her and said, ‘Coax him into telling you where his great strength comes from and how we can overcome him, so that we can tie him up and subdue him. If you do, each of us will give you 1,100 pieces of silver.’”-Judges 16:5 If there’s ever […]
JU16-7: Delilah Is One Of The Most Popular Hebrew Names For Girls In The USA
“After this, he fell in love with a woman who lived in the Sorek Valley, whose name was D’lilah.”-Judges 16:4 So we’re told that Samson fell head over heels for a woman named Delilah who lived in an area called the Sorek Valley. Interestingly, this place wasn’t far from the village of Timnah where Samson’s […]
JU16-6: The Irony Of Samson’s Love/Hate Relationship With The Gentile World
“After this, he fell in love with a woman who lived in the Sorek Valley, whose name was D’lilah.”-Judges 16:4 It’s interesting that without exception every recorded event about Samson has to do with this love/hate relationship with the gentile world. He loved gentile women (Philistines) but he hated the gentiles (Philistines) as a whole. It kind […]
JU16-5: The Difference Between ‘Having Faith’ And ‘Being Faithful’…It’s A BIG Difference!
We’re about to dive into one of the most famous stories in all of Scripture. I’m talking about Samson’s love affair with Delilah and how it led to his destruction. There’s a ton of spiritual lessons to be extracted from this story and I doubt I’ll even scratch the surface of the theological gold to […]
JU16-4: There’s A Samson In Every One Of Us
Samson is often viewed as an anomaly. For my non-native English speaking readers out there, “anomaly” means… …“something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected”. And that’s exactly what Samson was… Especially when compared to the other judges. However, there’s one way in which Samson was very much like us… But I think […]
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