S3 E51 – The Weakness of the Strong – Judges 14

About this episode

This episode explores the misunderstood story of Samson, focusing on his true weakness related to women rather than alcohol.

Samson gets a bad wrap from many pastors and commentators. He is often credited with breaking his Nazarite vows. He is portrayed as a drunkard with no care for the uncleanness of corpses. The only part of the vow that Samson is said to have obeyed was the bit about cutting his hair, that is until his hair was cut. But when we read the story of Samson and pay attention, we will discover that Samson is never once recorded as having a drink or eating a grape. And the concern about corpses of often misunderstood and misapplied. Samson does have a weakness, but it is not wine. It is a much more fundamental weakness that causes him to make the terrible decisions that he makes. His weakness is women. And not just any women. Philistine women.

Topics covered

• Samson
• Nazarite vows
• weakness
• Philistine women

Keywords

• Judges 14
• Christianity
• Judaism
• spirituality

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Books & works: S3 E51

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