I. There are many approaches to viewing a study on the life of Samson. Three common ones are: 1. To view him as a man who had everything but ended up a backslidden failure. 2. To see him as a 'type of Christ' and preach him from a historical/redemptive perspective. 3. To see him as a historical figure, both good and bad, but used by God in the unfolding drama of redemption as He deals with His covenant people.
II. Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon -- 12:8-13
III. Background Leading to Samson
By this time – the Philistines had established FIVE major city-states, that we read a lot about in Scripture. Gaza, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, and Gath.
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Great Sermon! I enjoyed learning more about Samson's life, I didn't know there was so much misinformation preached about him. I learned a lot from this lesson about life and God, the interaction between God and His people, Samson's parents are ineresting also. I'm looking forward to hearing the next sermon in this series.
Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...