"Physically he [Samson] was the strongest man upon the earth;
but in self-control, integrity, and firmness, he was the weakest of men.
In suffering and humiliation, a sport for the Philistines, Samson learned more of his own weakness than he had ever known before; and his afflictions led him to repentance."
The Signs of the Times, October 13, 1881 / Patriarchs and Prophets, 566 E.G.W.
Q: How did Samson’s revenge on the Philistines show a sample of the unique strength God gave him for Israel’s deliverance?
A: And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. Judges 15:15
“Had the Israelites been ready to unite with Samson and follow up the victory, they might at this time have freed themselves from the power of their oppressors. But they had become dispirited and cowardly. They had neglected the work which God commanded them to perform, in dispossessing the heathen, and had united with them in their degrading practices, tolerating their cruelty, and, so long as it was not directed against themselves, even countenancing their injustice. When themselves brought under the power of the oppressor, they tamely submitted to the degradation which they might have escaped, had they only obeyed God. Even when the Lord raised up a deliverer for them, they would, not infrequently, desert him and unite with their enemies.”
Patriarchs and Prophets, 564 E.G.W.
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but in self-control, integrity, and firmness, he was the weakest of men.
In suffering and humiliation, a sport for the Philistines, Samson learned more of his own weakness than he had ever known before; and his afflictions led him to repentance."
The Signs of the Times, October 13, 1881 / Patriarchs and Prophets, 566 E.G.W.
Q: How did Samson’s revenge on the Philistines show a sample of the unique strength God gave him for Israel’s deliverance?
A: And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. Judges 15:15
“Had the Israelites been ready to unite with Samson and follow up the victory, they might at this time have freed themselves from the power of their oppressors. But they had become dispirited and cowardly. They had neglected the work which God commanded them to perform, in dispossessing the heathen, and had united with them in their degrading practices, tolerating their cruelty, and, so long as it was not directed against themselves, even countenancing their injustice. When themselves brought under the power of the oppressor, they tamely submitted to the degradation which they might have escaped, had they only obeyed God. Even when the Lord raised up a deliverer for them, they would, not infrequently, desert him and unite with their enemies.”
Patriarchs and Prophets, 564 E.G.W.
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