The consequences of one person’s actions can have a ripple effect that touches THOUSANDS. One concubine fled and, by the end, a whole tribe was nearly dead. This is a gruesome and brutal story. I find the participants on both sides detestable; at least in the beginning. This story is reminiscent of the story of […]
Israel has no king and no judge. The people all do “whatever seems right to them”. A man named Micah starts a project of an idol. That idol does some traveling. None of the people mentioned in this story would make the cut for godly men; in MY opinion. Reason number one is idol worship. […]
Samson goes on with his life after his wife’s death. He meets deceitful Delilah. He loved her dearly, but her love was a ploy to learn the source of his strength. We are not told how many years pass between the death of Samson’s wife and the entrance of Delilah in his life. We also […]
God was orchestrating things behind the scenes. Samson’s wife was a Philistine. And the relationship between them sparked disaster for the Philistines. Apparently, Samson’s parents didn’t tell him “No” about anything. I’m wondering if this was a lifelong thing or just since he came of age. They could not physically restrain him, as he was […]
God has plans to save Israel from the Philistines. His birth announcement is the first step in that process. Meet Samson’s parents. Manoah and the wife I named Tamara. Between Jephthah and Samson there were three other judges that God raised up in Israel. They are: Ibzan of Bethlehem, who judged Israel for seven years; […]
