Okay, so I was reading about Samson in the book of Judges. It has left me with many questions and a few thoughts.
The story of Samson is in Judges 13-16.
Here is my opinion on Samson. I think he was a big guy who always got his way. I think his parents spoiled him instead of teaching him to honor and respect the call upon his life.
He knew he shouldn't have married a Philistine. They were the very group of people that he was to be fighting against. So here is the part that amazes me the most. He totally gives into the women in his life. His wife uses her tears and gets him to give her the answer to the riddle. That means that he has to pay the bet and he leaves his wife for someone else to care for.
Then he falls in love with Delilah. The Philistine rulers approach her and offer her a lot of money to find out what Samson's secret was to his strength. So at first he plays the little game. He gives her a few different reasons that are totaly lies. He's able to free himself from her attempts to subdue him. Even though she had been made a fool several times she continued nagging him. She nagged enough that it completely tired him out and he caved in. He told her his secret. And then he was subdued by the Philistines.
It leaves me feeling sad. Why Samson? Why did you give in? Why God? Why do we give in to the nagging around us? Why do we give in to our weaknesses? Why do we keep you from working through us?
Samson knew there was more he could do though. He knew that God could give him that same strength just by asking him. AND HE DID. God strengthened him one last time.
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