In Judges, chapter fifteen, verse twenty, during the twenty years Samson was judge over Israel, the son of Manoah, never succeeded in delivering the people from the oppression of the Philistines. His record consisted only of sporadic exploits against the heathen nation. What might God have accomplished through Samson if he had been faithful to …
In Judges, chapter fifteen, verse fourteen, empowerment from the Spirit in the Old Testament does not mean that God endorsed the person’s way of life, as an example with Balaam in Numbers twenty-four, verse two. The Spirit of the Lord is not equivalent to the filling of the Spirit recorded in the New Testament of …
In Judges, chapter fifteen, verse seven, Samson’s fight with the Philistines was primarily motivated by personal anger and revenge rather than concern for God’s deliverance of the Hebrew people. This selfishness and lack of commitment to God eventually led to his ruin. In chapter sixteen, verse one, Samson randomly went down to Gaza to be …
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 …
