"With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was tired to death."
Judges 16:16 NIV
Does that make anyone smile, but me? Did you expect that to be in the Bible?
This whole story makes me shake my head!
Head Shake: Delilah is obviously trying to do Samson harm, but he stays with her.
Delilah gets irritated when Samson doesn't cooperate with her tricks. "How can you say, 'I love you,' when you won't confide in me?"
Head Shake: How can you say you love him?!
But she must have added just the right measure of tears, because Samson told her the source of his phenomenol strength. And then . . .
"He awoke from his sleep and thought, 'I'll go out as before and shake myself free.' But he did not know that the Lord had left him." Judges 16:20b
Head Shake: Did he think there would be no consequence to breaking a vow? To disobeying God?
Awoke, indeed! Physically and Spiritually.
I'm a bit amazed at the power of a woman. It certainly needs harnessed by the Holy Spirit.
Giving Him Permission,
Lonnie
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