I've heard several sermons on Samson over the years. He seems larger than life.
The thing I have a hard time with, is that the narrative doesn't portray Samson as a truly Godly man. We don't see Samson's encounter with an Angel. We don't see him constantly praying to God for wisdom and strength. We only see him engaged in revenge and deceit. To be quite honest, he seems to act very selfishly.
Even this;
“You have given your servant this great victory. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?” seems to be almost a challenge toward God, or a admonishment of God. And yet, the Spirit of the Lord comes over him a total of 3 times in the entire story of his life.
Comic Book type story of strength.......yes
Different attitude than we've seen before by the Judges.....absolutley!
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I agree, he's not a picture of Godliness. I don't really understand why he seems blessed by the Spirit of the Lord?
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