Samson

Before Samson was born, the angel of the Lord appeared to his mother and promised her a special son.

The Lord’s Nazirite

The child was to be a Nazirite, set apart for God. A razor was never to touch his head. When the boy grew up, the Lord blessed him, and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him.

On the way to Timnath, a young lion came roaring toward Samson.

Victory in the Wilderness

Then the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and Samson killed the lion with his bare hands, as one tears apart a young goat. His great strength was a gift from God to protect the people.

When the enemies locked the gates of the city of Gaza, thinking they had trapped Samson, he got up at midnight.

Carrying the Gates up the Hill

He took hold of the huge city gates, pulled them out with their posts and bars and all, put them on his shoulders, and carried them to the top of the hill facing Hebron!

After losing his strength because of disobedience, Samson was captured. But in prison he repented, and his hair began to grow again.

The Last Act of Courage

Standing between the pillars of the Philistine temple, Samson prayed: “O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God.” God heard his prayer and brought a great deliverance to the people.