Judges 14-15

 Scripture – Judges 14-15

Observation – 

• Judges 14:1-9 - Samson seeks a wife
• Judges 14:1-3 - Samson demands a philistine wife
• Judges 14:4 - Gods plan behind Samson's desire
• Judges 14:5-9 - Samson slays a lion and eats honey
• Judges 14:10-20 - Feast and the riddle
• Judges 14:10-11 - Samson hosts a party for his friends
• Judges 14:12-14 - Samson says a riddle about the lion and the honey
• Judges 14:15-18 - Samson's wife finds out and tells it to the philistines
• Judges 14:19-20 - Samson's anger and revenge.
• Judges 15:1-8 - Revenge back and forth
• Judges 15:1-3 - Samson's anger that his wife is taken
• Judges 15:4-5 - Samson burns the philistines crops.
• Judges 15:6-7 - The philistines take revenge by killing samson's wife and her family.
• Judges 15:8 - Samson attacks the philistines.
• Judges 15:9-20 - Killing of a thousand philistines
• Judges 15:9-13 - Judah surrenders Samson to the philistines
• Judges 15:14-17 - Samson kills all of them with a jawbone
• Judges 15:18-20 - God provides for Samson miraculously.

Application – It is important to hold your tongue and not take revenge.

Prayer  –  Dear God. Help me to hold my tongue and not take revenge on those around me. Help me to not say anything and forgive. Amen.

Sins to avoid – Continuing to take revenge.

Promises to claim – 

Examples to follow – Don't take revenge like Samson.

Commands to obey – 

Summarize and apply – Samson seeks a wife and kills philistines.