April 8th | Judges 15

David Cox • April 8, 2025

Family Worship

SETTING THE SCENE

Samson has been called by God to be a Nazarite, but he doesn’t obey God’s call on his life. He doesn’t want to marry an Israelite but a Philistine, the enemies of Israel. He eats unclean honey from the carcass of a lion, showing he cares more about his desires than God’s. He feels slighted by the Philistines so he seeks to take his revenge out on them. However, they take revenge back on Samson. He finds himself in a cave and 3,000 men from Israel come to Samson and beg him to stop fighting. However, Samson doesn’t want to do what God wants but he only wants revenge. We can become blinded by our own vengeance and frustration and it only leads to more hurt and pain. God ultimately used Samson but we must be careful not to seek vengeance but let the Lord fight our battles.

READ & ASK

1. READ 15:6-7. Why was Samson angry? (The Philistines hurt his family)

2. READ 15:11. What did Samson mean when he said, “I did to them what they did to me”? (He only wanted revenge instead of seeking to stop violence and seek God.

3. READ Romans 12:19. Should we seek revenge on those who do us harm? (No, we show grace like Christ and trust that God will bring punishment on sinners)