Judges 14
God lead Samson to Timnah, where he met a Philistine woman and desired to marry her. His parents didn't know this was from the Lord and didn't like the idea of Samson choosing a wife from the uncircumcised Philistine people. On the way to introduce his parents to the woman in Timnah, Samson was empowered by the Spirit with great strength in order to kill an attacking lion. Samson gave a feast for seven days, as was customary for bridegrooms. He gave a riddle for the people and offered a challenge to solve it, but the people threatened Samson's wife to get the answer for them. Since they had solved the riddle with deception and evil threats, Samson was empowered again by the Spirit and struck down thirty Philistine men. The Lord would continue to use Samson to confront the Philistines who were ruling over and oppressing the people of Israel at that time.