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The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16

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The Impulses Of Samson

Judg 13-16

The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16His Parents’ Plans Where “seeds of potential” are planted Manoah & his wife learn of a son 13:2-5

Knew what God had in mind A Nazirite from birth Num 6 Usually chosen voluntarily…Samson different

The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16His Parents’ Plans Their prayer 13:8, 12

Prayed to be shown what to do for the boy Sought to know his “mode of life & vocation” Very noble requests Showed they had a deep concern

The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16His Parents’ Plans Children are a “gift” Psa 127:3

No more sobering thought than to bring children into a cold, harsh, ungodly world

One day, parents must turn children loose Modern-day parents should imitate Samson’s

parents Prov 22:6 Eph 6:4 Col 3:21

The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16His Unwise Choices Eventually the child grew…decisions made

for him now being made by him The most worrisome part of parenting

Uncharted territory for the child (no experience)

Important to heed parental advice, wisdom

The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16His Unwise Choices His Wife 14:2-4

His parents’ concern was valid, reasonable Translates to modern dating Samson’s criteria entirely carnal Some may object based on v. 4 …not socp.

Gen 37:18-28 50:20

The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16His Unwise Choices His Conduct 14:5-10

The lion carcass vv. 5-9 Not in killing the lion (God’s spirit on him) Defiled by the carcass Num 6:6-7 Lev 11:27 Any implications for not telling his parents?


The drinking feast v. 10 Nazirites = must have total abstinence from

the grape Num 6:3-4 Hebrew word for “feast” = drinking feast If he didn’t drink, he at least “hosted”


Parents want their children’s conduct to reflect the “plans” & prayers they had

Samson was to live in such a way…a “dedicated” & “holy” life Num 6:8


His choices don’t appear to reflect such an honorable goal

One’s conduct reflects his priorities in life1 Pet 1:14-16 2:11-12 4:3-4

The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16His Unwise Choices His Companions 16:4-21

One would think after his earlier encounters with Philistine women, Samson would have had enough cp. 14:12-20 16:1-3

Obviously not…he was “drawn to” others who weren’t helpful but were hurtful


Delilah didn’t have his best interest at heart She only wanted to help herself vv. 5, 18 She used her “ways” to help accomplish

her goals v. 19


Samson seemingly “toying” with her re: his strength indicates he wasn’t serious about his God-given blessing vv. 7, 11, 13

“Delilah’s lap” is not hard to find!!(enchanting…extremely dangerous)


Rightly so…parents are concerned about their children’s companions

(friends…dating…marriage) Wrong influences can be deadly

1 Cor 15:33 Jas 4:4

The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16His Tragic End The sad ending to Samson’s life story

In the hands of his enemies…at their mercy Not slaughtering them…but abused, injured

and scarred for life 16:21 Why?? 16:20b


His super strength notwithstanding, he continually put himself in bad situations

Eventually, such conduct (“the odds”) will catch up with you cp. Prov 6:27-28


He is now only a “shadow” of what had been planned and prayed for him Definitely not what his parents had desired Yes, God still used him 16:22b, 28-30 But, did it have to end this way?

The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16His Tragic End This is precisely what parents worry about

They don’t want to see their children beaten up and abused in “the house of Dagon”

Such is far from their plans & prayers Samson got to this point because of his

choices…one at a time cumulatively

The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16His Tragic End Parents (grandparents) have wisdom that

should be used Samson seemed to ignore this 14:3 Look where it got him Youth = a time to be enjoyed…but also a

time to heed instruction Eccl 11:9-10 12:1a

The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16Conclusion Choices we make should be consistent

with the kind of life intended for us God can use us anyway Heb 11:32 However, it will turn out better if we live by

principle…not by passion (impulses)

The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16Conclusion Will we end up like Samson?

Spend the majority of our time serving ourselves

Find ourselves at the end of our days only an “empty shell” of what we really could be

The Impulses Of Samson Judg 13-16Conclusion His mistakes can be avoided if we live as

we should…consistent with the “vow” we’ve made to God as a faithful child


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