beatdown, donkey-style
Judges 15:14-16
As he approached Lehi, the Philistines came toward him shouting. The Spirit of the LORD came upon him in power. The ropes on his arms became like charred flax, and the bindings dropped from his hands. Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.
Then Samson said,
"With a donkey's jawbone
I have made donkeys of them.
With a donkey's jawbone
I have killed a thousand men."
Another example of Samson's penchant for violence and rhyming... I guess he was the original gangster rapper.
In the story, it's almost a bit shocking how casual people are about killing each other. I guess if I came home to my house and found that my father-in-law had given away my wife to my friend, I'd be mad too... though one might argue that it was Samson's fault for marrying a foreign woman and that God fully intended that there'd be consequences.
As for a personal application from the passage, I think that I need to make sure that I keep myself in check and that I don't pull a Samson whenever I get mad. Even though God can use anything to glorify him, unbridled anger and rash decisions have consequences for those around you - just look at what happened to Samson's wife and her father, being burned alive by a Philistine mob.
As he approached Lehi, the Philistines came toward him shouting. The Spirit of the LORD came upon him in power. The ropes on his arms became like charred flax, and the bindings dropped from his hands. Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.
Then Samson said,
"With a donkey's jawbone
I have made donkeys of them.
With a donkey's jawbone
I have killed a thousand men."
Another example of Samson's penchant for violence and rhyming... I guess he was the original gangster rapper.
In the story, it's almost a bit shocking how casual people are about killing each other. I guess if I came home to my house and found that my father-in-law had given away my wife to my friend, I'd be mad too... though one might argue that it was Samson's fault for marrying a foreign woman and that God fully intended that there'd be consequences.
As for a personal application from the passage, I think that I need to make sure that I keep myself in check and that I don't pull a Samson whenever I get mad. Even though God can use anything to glorify him, unbridled anger and rash decisions have consequences for those around you - just look at what happened to Samson's wife and her father, being burned alive by a Philistine mob.
posted by G @ 11:52 PM
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