week 6 tuesday

Tuesday:  Samson fell in love with a girl named Delilah.  He married her. Delilah was confronted by Philistine rulers who asked her to find out the secret to Samsons strength and offered her 1100 shekels of silver per ruler. Delilah asked Samson what was the secret to his strength.  Samson lied and told her that if anyone ties him with 7 fresh thongs that have not been dried, he will be as weak as any other man.  The rulers of the Philistines brought 7 fresh thongs and she tied Samson with them.  When she called out to him while he was sleeping, he broke through the thongs.  She was horrified that he had lied and demanded to know the true secret.  Samson lied 2 more times and finally broke down and told her the real secret.  Delilah put him to sleep and shaved his head.  When the rulers attacked Samson, he lost all of his strength.  They binded him with bronze shackels and poked his eyes out.  Afterwards, they threw him into prison.  One day, after his hair had grown back, he was put in a temple full of people to entertain.  Samson asked the Lord for his strength back and pushed the pillars of the temple down.  He killed more people that day than his entire life.