It seemed that all a woman had to do with Samson to get her way was to pester and nag him for a prolonged period of time and he would give in to the pressure. What he never really got was that he was always being played despite how much he felt he was in control. The cat and mouse game finally came to head even after the Philistines grew impatient and left Samson and Delilah for a period of time. She was determined to learn his secret and truly in the end she was the adulteress portrayed in Proverbs that would bring his downfall. After finally learning his secret, she called for the Philistines who promptly shaved his locks and were able to capture their longtime foe. He felt that he could always escape as in the past but he didn't realize that the Lord had left him. This occured similarly as it did for the Israelites when they denied the Lord and he allowed them to be captured by their adversaries. They removed his eyes and made him work the threshing floor to crush corn as a punishment and a symbol of their conquest. They too were complacent as they allowed his hair go grow back which gave him back his strength.
So far it has been a relaxing and good time down here. My BP has been much lower and that's a good thing. Yesterday we went to the Studios park and stayed until Fantasmic which was really good. Today, we'll see Oz and do some shopping for the place. Just looking forward to the rest of the week and seeing my buds perform on Sunday.
Praise for today: Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth. Psalm 96: 9
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