What is the most valuable thing that you possess? Does this possession draw your attention away from God? In Judges 15 and 16 we are given glimpses into the life of Samson continuing from what is described in chapters 13 and 14. He was set apart as a Nazirite from before his birth and it was evident that the Spirit of the Lord was with him. Samson was blessed with an amazing strength from God. He was used by God to begin freeing the Israelites from the Philistines. Samson used the strength which God blessed him with to judge Israel for twenty years. Continue Reading…
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Strength is nothing if not melded with faith in God: Judges 15 and 16
Samson born in weakness, blessed with strength: Judges 13 and 14
“Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, so that the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines forty years.” Judges 13:1 The Israelites have again strayed from the statutes of God and brought down a curse of oppression from God. The weight of mans inherit sinfulness stands out as I read through the book of Judges. We are unable to follow God without His intervention and deliverance. The implicit need for a perfect deliverer is woven among the verses of Judges filling my heart with joy as God raises up someone up to deliver the people of Israel only to feel the painful loss when the Israelites consistently turn away again. My own faith can be described by this sporadic cycle of joy and painful loss exhibited by the sons of Israel. Continue Reading…
