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No one was sure if the Lord would restore Samson's strength as his hair grew back; there was only hope that the Lord's earlier promise—that Samson would start to rescue Israel—remained true.
Samson's downfall and defeat by Delilah, the temptress, is a universally appealing tragedy.
This last chapter of Samson's complicated history does not involve his role as a judge. Samson abandoned his calling and eventually lost his gifts. Only in his final encounter, when he prayed to the Lord again, did he regain any of his heroic stature.
Samson, who gets more attention in the book of Judges than any other judge, is more mysterious than Jephthah. Samson shows great inspiration as a leader. He also represents the unstoppable move toward chaos, which shows the need for a more organized society under a godly ruler.
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Delilah Judges, Book of Philistia, Philistines Samson Tribe of Dan
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Gaza: Also Called Azzah: Samson Dies At Head: Parts of Mentioned: The Hair Samson is Blinded by the Philistines and Confined to Hard Labor in Prison The Hair: Growth of