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Judges 14:10
Judges 14:10
10 So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
10 So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
10 Then his father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men customarily did this.
10 Then his father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men customarily did this.
11 When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
Samson had seen, and he wanted. He wanted a wife of the Philistines. Israels enemy. He was, “Looking for love in all wrong places”
a. It is now time for the wedding feast. These feast would last for a week. The women would be at one place and the men at a different place. (Wine banquet) Samson could not drink wine.
b. VS 11 “They wold be friends of the bribe, this was in her home town.
12 And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:
13 But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.
14 And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
Judges 14:12-
12 Then Samson said to them, “Let me now propound a riddle to you; if you will indeed tell it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen wraps and thirty changes of clothes.
13 “But if you are unable to tell me, then you shall give me thirty linen wraps and thirty changes of clothes.” And they said to him, “Propound your riddle, that we may hear it.”
14 So he said to them, “Out of the eater came something to eat, And out of the strong came something sweet.” But they could not tell the riddle in three days.
10 Then his father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men customarily did this.
11 When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.
12 Then Samson said to them, “Let me now propound a riddle to you; if you will indeed tell it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen wraps and thirty changes of clothes.
13 “But if you are unable to tell me, then you shall give me thirty linen wraps and thirty changes of clothes.” And they said to him, “Propound your riddle, that we may hear it.”
14 So he said to them, “Out of the eater came something to eat, And out of the strong came something sweet.” But they could not tell the riddle in three days.
Samson: The Weak Strong Man 1. The Place
1. The Place
As we have already noted, the riddle was propounded at the wedding feast of Samson and his bride. Here we will note the tradition of the feast, the typology of the feast, and the temptation in the feast where the riddle was given.
Samson: The Weak Strong Man 1. The Place
1. The Place
As we have already noted, the riddle was propounded at the wedding feast of Samson and his bride. Here we will note the tradition of the feast, the typology of the feast, and the temptation in the feast where the riddle was given.
Samson: The Weak Strong Man 3. The Particulars
3. The Particulars
The particulars of the riddle will really disclose the corruption of Samson in propounding it. The particulars will indicate a guiltless attitude, a gambling arrangement, and a greedy action.
Samson: The Weak Strong Man 3. The Particulars
3. The Particulars
The particulars of the riddle will really disclose the corruption of Samson in propounding it. The particulars will indicate a guiltless attitude, a gambling arrangement, and a greedy action.
12. I will now put forth a riddle—Riddles are a favorite Oriental amusement at festive entertainments of this nature, and rewards are offered to those who give the solution. Samson’s riddle related to honey in the lion’s carcass. The prize he offered was thirty sindinim, or shirts, and thirty changes of garments, probably woolen. Three days were passed in vain attempts to unravel the enigma. The festive week was fast drawing to a close when they secretly enlisted the services of the newly married wife, who having got the secret, revealed it to her friends.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible Chapter 14
1. will now put forth a riddle—Riddles are a favorite amusement at festive entertainments of this nature, and rewards are offered to those who give the solution.
a. Samson’s riddle related to honey in the lion’s carcass. The prize he offered was thirty sindinim, or shirts, and thirty changes of garments, probably woolen.
b.Three days were passed in vain attempts to unravel the enigma. The festive week was fast drawing to a close when they secretly enlisted the services of the newly married wife, who having got the secret, revealed it to her friends.
12. I will now put forth a riddle—Riddles are a favorite Oriental amusement at festive entertainments of this nature, and rewards are offered to those who give the solution. Samson’s riddle related to honey in the lion’s carcass. The prize he offered was thirty sindinim, or shirts, and thirty changes of garments, probably woolen. Three days were passed in vain attempts to unravel the enigma. The festive week was fast drawing to a close when they secretly enlisted the services of the newly married wife, who having got the secret, revealed it to her friends.
(vv. 12, 13). Plain and simple the stipulations were a form of gambling. Samson, in propounding the riddle, bet thirty suits of clothing that his Philistine guests could not solve it; they, in accepting the proposition, bet likewise that they could solve the riddle
Butler, J. G. (1992). Samson: the weak strong man (Vol. Number Six, p. 77). Clinton, IA: LBC Publications.
Samson: The Weak Strong Man A Gambling Arrangement
The stakes were high. The clothing was not crude or cheap. The “sheets” were not bed sheets as is the normal use of the word today, but they were soft linen undergarments which were “worn next [to] the skin” (Hervey). The “changes of garments” were “costly dresses, that were frequently changed” (Keil). They were “the outward garment of the Orientalists, which was part of the wealth of the rich and the great, and was, and is to the present day, one of the most frequent presents on all state occasions” (Hervey). But the stakes being high is not what made it evil. Gambling is gambling whether you wager your life savings or whether you play golf for a dollar a hole. And it will not lead to improved character. Rather, it will destroy character and play havoc with all that is good in life, which we will see clearly through this story.
The stakes were high. The clothing was not crude or cheap. The “sheets” were not bed sheets as is the normal use of the word today, but they were soft linen undergarments which were “worn next [to] the skin”
a. The “changes of garments” were “costly dresses, that were frequently changed” ( They were “the outward garment of the Orientalists, which was part of the wealth of the rich and the great, and was, and is to the present day, one of the most frequent presents on all state occasions”
b. But the stakes being high is not what made it evil. Gambling is gambling whether you wager your life savings or whether you play golf for a dollar a hole. And it will not lead to improved character. Rather, it will destroy character and play havoc with all that is good in life, which we will see clearly through this story.
A greedy action. Samson wanted thirty linen undergarments and thirty changes of raiment. Quite a wardrobe! And most unnecessary, too! Hence, the desire for such an extensive and expensive wardrobe was great evidence of the presence of greed in Samson’s heart.
a.Greed is an excessive desire for something, and that excessive desire will always lead to evil ways to obtain what is desired. In Samson’s case, he resorted to the evil of a wager, as we noted above, to appease his greed. Gambling is always the product of greed—no matter if it is legalized by government legislation or not. Those who gamble do so because they are filled with greed, and those who promote gambling do so for the same reason.
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Judges 14:
15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?
15 Then it came about on the fourth day that they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband, so that he will tell us the riddle, or we will burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you invited us to impoverish us? Is this not so?”
In order to get what they want, they make a threat against her family.
16 And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?
16 Samson’s wife wept before him and said, “You only hate me, and you do not love me; you have propounded a riddle to the sons of my people, and have not told it to me.” And he said to her, “Behold, I have not told it to my father or mother; so should I tell you?”
She play the crying game to get what she wants.
a. Things are turning sour for Samson. He marries a Philistine woman, he made a wager with the Philistine men. His actions would to trouble.
b. Look what she asks him, “Do you hate me” He had given a riddle but didn’t give her the answer.
c. His response, I didn’t even tell my parents. Why should I tell you?
17 And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
17 However she wept before him seven days while their feast lasted. And on the seventh day he told her because she pressed him so hard. She then told the riddle to the sons of her people.
1.She didn;t give up, witch made him give in.
a. He tells her, she tells them.
18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.
18 So the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” And he said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, You would not have found out my riddle.”
Samson knew where they had gotten the answer from.
a. The statement he makes seems like something strange to say.
and he said unto them, if ye had not ploughed with my heifer;
meaning his wife, whom he compares to an heifer, young, wanton, and unaccustomed to the yoke F16; and by "ploughing" with her, he alludes to such creatures being employed therein, making use of her to get the secret out of him, and then plying her closely to obtain it from her; and this diligent application and search of theirs, by this means to inform themselves, was like ploughing up ground; they got a discovery of that which before lay hid, and without which they could never have had the knowledge of, as he adds:
In other words, they took advantage of her. They doesn’t sit well with Samson.
19 And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.
19 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon him mightily, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty of them and took their spoil and gave the changes of clothes to those who told the riddle. And his anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house.
Samson owes them what he had bet. So He goes to Ashkelon (one of their cites) kills 30 men, took their garments and give them to the ones that he owed.
20 But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
Samson 14:20
20 But Samson’s wife was given to his companion who had been his friend.
But Samson's wife was given to his companion
By her father, and with her consent, both being affronted and provoked by Samson leaving her, who judged her not only to be injured, but hereby discharged from him, and free to marry another:
and whom he had used as his friend;
though there were thirty of them that were his companions, yet there was one of them that was the principal of them, and was the most intimate with him, whom he used in the most friendly manner, and admitted to a more free conversation than the rest, the same that is called the friend of the bridegroom, ( ) while the others were called the children of the bridechamber, ( ) . It is not unlikely that this person had too much intimacy with Samson's wife before, and so had the secret of the riddle from her, and so very readily married her, as soon as Samson departed; and all this furnished out an occasion and opportunity, which Samson sought for, to be revenged on the Philistines, as in the following chapter.
