In Judges, chapter fourteen, verse six, Samson’s great physical strength was not his own but was the result of the Spirit coming upon him. Under the new covenant, the Holy Spirit also comes upon believers. Although not to make us physically strong. Instead, the Holy Spirit empowers us to live and witness for Christ. Samson …
In Judges, chapter fourteen, verse four, the statement does not mean God initiated Samson’s intention to marry an unbeliever. Samson was motivated by his desire to seek marital companionship with those outside God’s people. However, God did not use the sin of Samson as an occasion to accomplish His purpose against the Philistines.The verse is …
In Judges, chapter fourteen, verse three, although the Lord had blessed Samson and empowered him with the Spirit, as in chapter thirteen, verse twenty-four through twenty-five, section fourteen, verse six, then nineteen and chapter fifteen, verse fourteen, respectively. Even though Samson was mighty and blessed by God with enormous strength, this particular Nazarite made fatal …
In Judges, chapter thirteen, verse five, the birth of Samson is introduced in this chapter where God intended him to be a Nazarite and live according to God’s highest standards for His people. During this period, the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the arrival of Samson came at …
In Judges, chapter thirteen, verse one, a great movement of Philistines migrated to the south coast of Canaan, possibly from Crete, where Capthor means Crete as in Jeremiah forty-seven, verse four, and Amos nine, verse seven, respectively. They became the principal enemy of the Hebrews during the years of battle until the time of David. …
In Judges, chapter eleven, verse thirty-nine, it seems apparent that Jephthah did not physically sacrifice his daughter’s life as in verses thirty through thirty-one for at least two reasons. He would be acquainted with God’s law sternly for bidding human sacrifice and would know that God considers such action an intolerable abomination. The emphasis that …
In Judges, chapter ten, verse sixteen, although the Israelites justly deserve the affliction and suffering they were undergoing, God was still moved by their misery. Their suffering and plight grieved His heart, just as the agony of a child grieves and hurts a loving father. In a sense, God was heartbroken by their trouble in …
In Judges, chapter ten, verse seven, the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel that burned like fire. He was exceedingly incensed against them, nothing more provoking to Him than idolatry. God allows the selling of the children of Israel into the hands of the Philistines and the hands of the children of Ammon. …
In Judges, chapter ten, verse six, the Israelites forsook the Lord and served other gods. The children of Israel did evil again in His sight and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods …
In Judges, chapter nine, four through five, the great tragedy in Gideon’s family is from Gideon’s polygamy in chapter eight, verses thirty through thirty-one. His concubine gave birth to Abimelech, who killed seventy of his brothers. Gideon had leadership ability on the battlefield but not in the home. God, on the other hand, places great …
