Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Judges 15
When Samson learned that his wife was given away to a Philistine, he went off to get even with them. He set fire to the Philistine vineyards, olive groves, and stored grain. But when the Philistines heard what Samson had done, they burned his wife and her father to death. Samson had gone away to stay in a cave in Judah, but the Philistines pursued him there and asked the men of Judah to surrender Samson to them. The men of Judah confronted Samson and he allowed them to tie him up and hand him over to the Philistines. The Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson in power and he broke away the ropes and struck down a thousand Philistine men with the jawbone of a donkey. Afterwards, Samson cried out to the Lord in acknowledgement, "You have given your servant this great victory". He was very thirsty and God provided an opening in a hollow place and water came out for him to drink. Samson's strength was renewed again and he led Israel for twenty more years in the days of the Philistines.