I’ve reached the book of Judges in my personal reading schedule, and if there’s ever a time when it seems like things are going off the rails for the Israelites, it’s here. Someone, particularly whom I can’t recall, described reading a particular author (Thomas Hardy) as watching a car accident happen in slow motion and…
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Samson, Part 4 – Application
This is part 4 in a series of posts based on the manuscript from a 2018 talk on the life of Samson. Parts 1-3 provide an overview of the place of Judges in the Bible and the life of Samson in general, and cover some of the more difficult areas of interpretation. All posts in…
Samson, Part 3 – Difficult Areas and Questions
This is part 3 in a series of posts based on the manuscript from a 2018 talk on the life of Samson. Parts 1 and 2 provide an overview of the place of Judges in the Bible, and the life of Samson in general. All currently available posts in this series are available here. Ok,…
Samson, Part 2 – Samson’s Life
This is part 2 in a series of posts based on the manuscript from a 2018 talk on the life of Samson. In part 1, I covered how Judges fits into the overarching story of the Bible. All currently available posts in this series are available here. In similarity with the other episodes we’ve considered…
Samson, Part 1 – The Intro
About a year ago, I had the privilege of teaching Judges 13-16, which covers the life of Samson, as part of our mid-week Bible study. (As a brief point of clarification, this was in the morning section, which is open only to women.) Over the next few weeks, as it is far too long for…