Sleeping With The Enemy
Blue Ch 16 Jud~
v1 One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her. v3 But Samson lay there only until the middle of the night.v4-5 Some time later, he fell in love with... Delilah (the Philistine) who sold the relationship with Samson to the Philistines for 11 hundred shekels each (of silver) from each Philistine cohort.
11=Judgment
Spiritual Blindness
~Assuming everything is ok because the giftings still work~
Samson's 1st Philistine marriage ended in divorce. Then he sleeps with a prostitute (as if that's ok) and now he hasn't learned from his mistakes so falls for another Philistine woman who is selling the relationship for money while pretending to be on his side.
Even though Samson was being used by God in that his giftings and talents worked just fine- all this evil happened alongside it and this 1/2 hearted commitment finally landed Samson in enemy hands. The spiritual blindness ended up as a physical manifestation (Matt 6:10) by the time the Philistines put Samson's eyes out (v21).
21=Exceeding sinfulness of sin
Assumption
v20 Samson 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. v21 Then the Philistines seized him & gouged out his eyes...
v23 The (political) Philistine rulers said, "Our god has delivered (God's child) Samson, our enemy, into our hands." v25 While they were in high spirits, they shouted, "Bring out Samson to entertain us." So they called Samson out of the prison & he performed.Reinstatement
28=Eternal Life
v28 Samson Prayed
"O Sovereign LORD remember me. O God, please strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my 2 eyes.
Your Ladder Shall Be Greater But It Cost Him His Life
2=Divide/Separate
v29 Samson reached the 2 central pillars (of strength) on which the temple stood.30=The Blood
v30 Samson pushed with all his might (because it will take everything you have), and down came the temple on the rulers...
~dead to selfish self, alive to Christ
Ro 6:11
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