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Samson
Contributed by Diana Tyler on Aug 24, 2023 (message contributor)
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1. A Promised Son
Contributed on Aug 24, 2023
A future judge's birth is prophesied.
Before Samson was born, the Israelites had done evil the sight of the Lord again and were handed over to the Philistines for 40 years. A man by the name of Manoah from the tribe of Dan lived in the town of Zorah. He and his wife didn't have children because his wife wasn't able to get ...read more
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2. The Angel Was Right
Contributed on Sep 4, 2023
Samson is born.
Manoah then took a young goat and a grain offering and offered it on a rock as a sacrifice to the Lord. As Manoah and his wife watched, the Lord did an amazing thing. As the flames from the altar shot up toward the sky, the angel of the Lord ascended in the fire. When Manoah and his wife saw this, ...read more
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3. God Behind The Scenes
Contributed on Sep 4, 2023
What looks like a bad idea could be what God uses for His glory
When Samson was in Timnah, a Philistine woman caught his eye. When he returned home, he told his parents, "A Philistine woman in Timnah caught my eye. I want to marry her. Get her for me." His parents objected asking if there wasn't a woman from their tribe or all the Israelites that ...read more
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4. Don't Touch The Honey!
Contributed on Sep 4, 2023
Leave the dead things alone.
As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah. The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him, and he ripped the lion's jaws apart with his bare hands. It was as if it were a young goat. But he didn't tell his ...read more
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5. A Backfired Joke
Contributed on Sep 6, 2023
Samson's joke leads to chaos
As Samson's father was making final arrangements for the marriage, Samson threw a party at Timnah as was the custom for elite young men. When the bride's parents saw him, 30 young men were selected from the town to be his companions. Judges 14:10-11 Samson said to them, "Let me tell ...read more
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6. Samson's Revenge
Contributed on Sep 6, 2023
Samson's revenge burns hot!
After a while in the time of the wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat. And he said, "Let me go into my wife into her room." But her father wouldn't permit him to go in. Her father said, "I really thought that you thoroughly hated her; therefore, I gave her to ...read more
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7. Loosed By The Donkey
Contributed on Sep 17, 2023
A jawbone takes down Samson's enemies
The men told Samson that they had come down arrest him and deliver him to the Philistines. Samson made them swear that they wouldn't kill him themselves and they agreed. Instead, they bound him with new ropes and brought him up from the rock. Judges 15:12-13 When he came to Lehi, the ...read more
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8. These Philistine Women!
Contributed on Sep 17, 2023
Samson played with Delilah and got played himself
One day Samson went to Gaza which is a Philistine town and spent the night with a prostitute. When word spread that he was there, the men of Gaza gathered and waited all night at the town gates. They kept quiet during the night saying to themselves that they would kill him when the light of morning ...read more
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9. Samson's Final Revenge
Contributed on Sep 17, 2023
Samson gets revenge one last time
The Philistine rulers held a great festival offering sacrifices to their god Dagon. They said, "Our god has given us victory over our enemy Samson!" When the people saw him, they praised their god saying, "Our god has delivered our enemy to us! The one who killed do many of us is now ...read more