Judges 16:20-21

²⁰Then she said, "The Philistines are on you, Samson!" He woke up, thinking, "I''ll go out, like always, and shake free." He didn''t realize that GOD had abandoned him.a

²¹The Philistines grabbed him, gouged out his eyes, and took him down to Gaza. They shackled him in irons and put him to the work of grinding in the prison.

Judges 16 chronicles the final, tragic acts of Samson, the judge of Israel. Despite his God-given strength, Samson's moral failings and susceptibility to Philistine women lead to his capture, blinding, and public humiliation. The narrative culminates in his final, redemptive act of strength, bringing down the Philistine temple and killing more enemies in his death than in his life. This chapter powerfully illustrates the consequences of disobedience and the surprising ways God can still use flawed instruments for His purposes.

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a: v.20 — Numbers 14:42-43, 1 Samuel 16:14, Joshua 7:12, 1 Samuel 18:12, 2 Chronicles 15:2, Isaiah 59:1-2, 1 Samuel 28:14-16, 2 Corinthians 3:5, Matthew 17:20, Isaiah 42:24

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