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Themes in Judges 15

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Themes in Judges 15

Judges 15:1 (show verse)

A while later during the wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife, bringing along a young goat, and told his father-in-law, "I'm going into my wife's room." But her father wouldn't give permission for him to go.

Goat » The young of » Given as a present
Samson » Wife of, estranged

Judges 15:2 (show verse)

Her father said, "Because I honestly thought that you hated her deeply, I gave her in marriage to your best man. Isn't her younger sister better than she? Please then, let her be yours instead."

Samson » Wife of, estranged

Judges 15:3 (show verse)

Samson replied to them, "This time I'll be blameless when I do something evil to the Philistines."

Philistines » Samson » Burned vineyards, &c of
Samson » Is avenged for the estrangement of his wife

Judges 15:4 (show verse)

So Samson went out, caught 300 foxes, grabbed some torches, tied the foxes together in pairs at their tails, and fastened a torch between each pair of tails.

Animals » Names of » Foxes
Arson » Instances of » By samson
Fire » Characterized as » Consuming
Firebrand » Used by samson
Fox » Samson uses, to burn the field of the philistines
Foxes » Abounded in palestine
Foxes » Used by samson for annoying the philistines
Philistines » Samson » Burned vineyards, &c of
Samson » A life of contrasts » Childish in his plans
Samson » Is avenged for the estrangement of his wife

Judges 15:5 (show verse)

Then he ignited the torches, set the foxes loose into the Philistines' unharvested grain, and burned up both the harvested shocks and the standing grain, along with their vineyards and olive groves.

Arson » Instances of » By samson
Corn » Shocks of, burnt
Fire » Characterized as » Consuming
Foxes » Used by samson for annoying the philistines
Grape » Cultivated in vineyards » By the philistines
Philistines » Samson » Burned vineyards, &c of
Samson » Is avenged for the estrangement of his wife

Judges 15:6 (show verse)

Then the Philistines demanded, "Who did this?" Someone said, "Samson, son-in-law of the Timnite, because his father-in-law took Samson's wife and gave her to the best man at Samson's wedding." In retaliation, the Philistines came up and burned her and her father to death.

Foxes » Used by samson for annoying the philistines
Samson » Is avenged for the estrangement of his wife
Timnath » Home of samson's wife

Judges 15:7 (show verse)

Samson replied to them, "Because you did this, I'm not going to stop until I get my revenge against you!"

Philistines » Samson » Slew many for burning his wife
Retaliation » Examples of
Revenge » Exemplified
Revenge » Exemplified » By samson
Samson » His great strength
Samson » Is avenged for the estrangement of his wife

Judges 15:8 (show verse)

So he attacked them ruthlessly in a massive slaughter, then left to live in the caves of Etam.

Etam » A rock where samson was bound and delivered to the philistines
Philistines » Samson » Slew many for burning his wife
Revenge » Exemplified » By samson
Rocks » Mentioned in scripture » Etam
Samson » His great strength
Samson » Is avenged for the estrangement of his wife

Judges 15:9 (show verse)

In response, the Philistines went up, encamped in the territory of Judah, and raided Lehi.

Lehi » A district » A district of judah, where samson killed a thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
Samson » His great strength

Judges 15:10 (show verse)

The leading men of Judah asked, "Why have you invaded us?" They replied, "We're here to arrest Samson. Then we're going to do to him what he did to us."

Lehi » A district » A district of judah, where samson killed a thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
Samson » His great strength

Judges 15:11 (show verse)

In response, 3,000 soldiers from the tribe of Judah went down to the caves of the rock of Etam and asked Samson, "Don't you know that the Philistines have us in their control? What have you done to us?" "I did to them what they did to me," he answered.

Etam » A rock where samson was bound and delivered to the philistines
Lehi » A district » A district of judah, where samson killed a thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
Samson » His great strength
Samson » A life of contrasts » Yet courageous in battle

Judges 15:12 (show verse)

They responded, "We've come here to arrest you and transfer you to the custody of the Philistines." Samson told them, "Promise me that you won't kill me."

Judges 15:13 (show verse)

So they said, "No, we won't. But we're going to tie you up securely and transfer you to their custody. But we won't kill you." Then they bound him with two ropes and brought him up from the caves.

Cord » Ancient uses of » Binding prisoners
Cords » Cords
Etam » A rock where samson was bound and delivered to the philistines
Lehi » A district » A district of judah, where samson killed a thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
Samson » His great strength
Samson » A life of contrasts » Yet courageous in battle
Samson » Kills one-thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey

Judges 15:14 (show verse)

When Samson arrived at Lehi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. Then the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon him, so that the ropes that bound him were like flax that's been burned by fire, and his bonds dissolved.

Lehi » A district » A district of judah, where samson killed a thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
Samson » A life of contrasts » Spiritual at times
Samson » His great strength
Samson » A life of contrasts » Yet courageous in battle
Samson » Kills one-thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey

Judges 15:15 (show verse)

He happened upon a jawbone from a putrefying donkey, reached out to grab it, and killed 1,000 men with it.

Ass (donkey) » Domesticated » Jawbone of, used by samson with which to kill philistines
Lehi » A district » A district of judah, where samson killed a thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
Miracles wrought through servants of God » Samson » Philistines killed
Philistines » Samson » Slew a thousand with the jawbone of an ass
Power » Small things God uses » A jaw-bone
Samson » Kills one-thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
Weak » Instrumentalities » A jaw-bone

Judges 15:16 (show verse)

Then Samson declared, "With a jawbone from the donkey here a heap, there a pair of heaps with the jawbone of the donkey I've killed 1,000 men."

Ass (donkey) » Domesticated » Jawbone of, used by samson with which to kill philistines
Lehi » A district » A district of judah, where samson killed a thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
Philistines » Samson » Slew a thousand with the jawbone of an ass
Samson » Kills one-thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey

Judges 15:17 (show verse)

When he finally finished bragging, he discarded the jawbone and named that place "Jawbone Heights."

Ass (donkey) » Domesticated » Jawbone of, used by samson with which to kill philistines
Lehi » A district » A district of judah, where samson killed a thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
Ramath-lehi » The place where samson killed one-thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
Samson » Kills one-thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey

Judges 15:18 (show verse)

Aferward, he became thirsty, called out to the LORD, and told him, "So, you provided this great deliverance at the hands of your servant, but now I'm to die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"

Lehi » A district » A district of judah, where samson killed a thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
Prayer, answers to » Samson
Samson » Miraculously supplied with water

Judges 15:19 (show verse)

So God split a hollow place that's in Lehi, and water sprang out of it. After he had taken a drink, his strength returned, and he revived. That's why it was named "En-hakkore," which is in Lehi to this day.

Domestic Donkeys » Miracles connected with » A thousand men slain by samson with a jaw-bone of
Domestic Donkeys » Miracles connected with » Water brought from the jaw-bone of
En-hakkore » A spring, miraculously supplied to samson
Lehi » A district » A district of judah, where samson killed a thousand philistines with the jawbone of a donkey
Miracles » Catalogue of » Samson supplied with water
Prayer, answers to » Samson
Samson » Miraculously supplied with water
Water » -of feet -of hands » For drinking
Water » Miracles connected with » Brought from the jaw-bone of an ass
Water » Miraculously supplied » To samson

Judges 15:20 (show verse)

Samson governed Israel for twenty years during the Philistine domination.

Israel » Under the judges » Led » Samson » 20 years