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Lessons from Samson: God's Plan and Faithfulness in Judges 13-16

In the book of Judges, we explore God's dealings with the Israelites, particularly through the life of Samson. Despite their repeated disobedience, the Lord raised Samson as a Nazirite to confront the Philistine oppression. We witness the Spirit of the Lord empowering Samson for great feats, his victories, and eventual downfall due to his struggles with temptation, especially with Delilah. This narrative teaches us profound lessons about God's unwavering plan, His faithfulness to His people, and the importance of reliance on Him amidst life's challenges.

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Lessons from Samson: God's Plan and Faithfulness in Judges 13-16

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  1. What’s God Doing Now?

  2. Turn to Judges 13-16

  3. The Setting Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, so the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. Judges 13:1 (NIV)

  4. The Prophecy of Samson’s Birth Judges 13:2-24 Reference Numbers 6:1-21 regarding what it means to be a Nazirite

  5. What Can We Learn About God? plan 1. God has a _____.

  6. Samson’s “Ministry” Begins and the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him Judges 13:25 (NIV)

  7. His parents did not know that this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines; for at that time they were ruling over Israel. Judges 14:4 (NIV)

  8. The Lion Judges 14:6 & 8

  9. Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon him in power. He went down to Ashkelon, struck down thirty of their men, stripped them of their belongings and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he went up to his father's house. And Samson's wife was given to the friend who had attended him at his wedding. Judges 14:19, 20 (NIV)

  10. Burning foxes and fields Judges 15:3-6

  11. What Can We Learn About God? control 2. God is in _______.

  12. Samson said to them, “Since you've acted like this, I won't stop until I get my revenge on you.” He attacked them viciously and slaughtered many of them. Then he went down and stayed in a cave in the rock of Etam. Judges 15:7-8 (NIV)

  13. Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men. Judges 15:15 (NIV)

  14. Samson led Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines. Judges 15:20 (NIV)

  15. Philistines Unprotected But Samson lay there only until the middle of the night. Then he got up and took hold of the doors of the city gate, together with the two posts, and tore them loose, bar and all. He lifted them to his shoulders and carried them to the top of the hill that faces Hebron. Judges 16:3 (NIV)

  16. What Can We Learn About God? faithfulness 3. God’s ___________ is not based on our behavior.

  17. Delilah Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah. Judges 16:4 (NIV)

  18. With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was tired to death. Judges 16:16 (NIV)

  19. But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved. Judges 16:22 (NIV)

  20. Temple Destroyed Judges 16:27-30

  21. What Can We Learn About God? always remembers 4. God _____________ those who call on him.

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