Recognizing that the truth had been told, Delilah lulled Samson to sleep. As he slept, the waiting Philistines destroyed the sign of the vow, and when Samson awoke, although he tried to exert his power as before, he found it had deserted him.
The rest of the tragic story belongs to Samson. His foes gouged out his eyes, bound him in fetters and in Gaza, where his God-given strength was manifested, he was made to grind corn.
The spiritual Hercules had been reduced to the very depth of degradation. Samson knew that his bitter servitude was the result of his sin and could confess—. But out of the depths Samson cried unto the Lord, and, as we read, his hair began to grow. Forsaken by all, there was One near at hand, and the God of grace restored unto His sinning and now repentant servant, the power he had lost. While Samson was in prison, in the palace, three thousand Philistines gathered to honor their god Dagon for victory over their feared enemy.
As hearts beat high and warm, with banquet wine and dance, the cry goes up to have blind Samson brought in to be made the butt of their jests and ridicule.
A lad brings the giant in and places him between the pillars of the heathen temple where all eyes could see him. The mockery of the drunken crowd begins. They ask for a riddle and Samson acted one they did not expect. Then shaking himself as of old, he threw his arms around the pillars, the massive temple tottered and the 3, Philistines, including the treacherous Delilah perished.
It was a victory that cost Samson his own life, and we find that he slew more at his death than he had in the heyday of his power. What are the lessons to be gathered from Samson and Delilah, whose record Hollywood could not resist turning into a sexy movie with box-office appeal?
The question may be asked, How can we learn any lesson from such an unpleasant story? Why is this sordid record to the last degree in the Bible?
The reading of the man under a vow to God and of great physical strength and mental agility choosing a woman of no morals may be deemed unfit for inclusion in Holy Writ. Yet all Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and the writer of the Book of Judges was guided by the Spirit to set forth the details of the amorous life of Samson. Our answer is that the Bible would not be true to life and to its mission in the world if it did not hold up the mirror and reveal to us, in restrained language, workings of evil, and the boundless love and grace of God toward those whose lives are so bankrupt of virtues pleasing to Him.
As the biography of humanity, the Bible is most up-to-date for us, as H. Morton reminds us—. The police courts are always telling the old story of Samson and Delilah. It comes up in a number of ingenious disguises, a theme capable of infinite variation, but the main motif throughout is that of a man who plunges deeper and deeper into his own lack of self-control until the moment arrives when, trapped and shorn of his strength he is blinded and branded.
We first meet Delilah in Judges where we learn she hails from the land of Sorek. Let's discover the story of Samson and Delilah. But what all do we know about this bad influence from the Bible, and the relationship between Samson and Delilah?
Where did she come from and why was it unwise for Samson to fall in love with her? Although not exactly a Philistine town, it was likely near a place called Zorah , renowned for its vines. She was likely not his wife, but a harlot, as we see Samson engaging with women outside of marriage in an intimate manner Judges Samson playfully lies to her about the secret of his strength until she essentially nags him senseless Judges He divulges the source of his strength, which she hands over to the Philistines.
The Philistines capture Samson. As for Samson, he comes from a very different background than Delilah. He's raised in a Nazarite household. To take a Nazaritic vow meant he couldn't cut his hair, couldn't touch or eat in anything dead such as an animal carcass , and couldn't drink anything alcoholic.
A Nazarite vow didn't last a whole lifetime, but even so, Samson broke all of the rules. In doing so, he places a target on his back. His judgment gets further skewed when he falls for Delilah. They never marry, but they still have sexual relations. It must've hurt all the more when Delilah betrayed him to the Philistines later in the passage. Therefore, Samson should have known, to some extent, her true intentions.
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