The Bible: Judges Chapter 15

In this video listen to Judges 11 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.In Judges 15 Samson tries to pay his wife a special visit, even though the marriage was never properly finalised. This was undoubtedly a conjugal visit, and the bringing of a goat might have been the cost of the visit, similar to when Judah sent a goat to Tamar in Genesis 38. His father-in-law isn’t keen and tries to buy him off by offering her sister instead.Samson is wild and catches 300 foxes, ties them in pairs, lights their tails and lets them go in the wheat fields. Apparently the word here can mean jackals, and not necessarily the foxes that we think of that come from England. And he may not have caught them all single handedly. What is sometimes described in a sentence is a process that took considerable time. HIs actions destroy the wheat, grapes and olive crops making him very unpopular.The Philistines negotiate with the tribe ofo Judah to hand him over, but it results in the death of a thousand Philistines at Lehi - the place of the jawbone. After having now killed a thousand Philistines, Samson has reason to feel significant and proud of his accomplishments. He seems completely unaware of his failings which are obvious to us.He then calls out to God who answers his prayer for water, and God does. It is ALL grace. God answers prayers because he is good, noto because we are good. The NT reminds us that “if you think you are standing firm, be careful you do not fall. (1 Cor 10:12)