"Sleeping with the Enemy" The Fall of Samson

If you would like to see again a clear picture of what happens to your purpose when you are disobedient to God you only have to study the story of Samson the mighty man!

From birth Samson was set apart and dedicated to the service of God. The Angel of the Lord Himself appeared to Samson's mother and told her he would deliver the Israelites from the hands of the Philistines.

She was given instructions on how to carry Samson in purity and he also was suppose to walk in purity as a Nazirite as he got older. That meant don't cut his hair and don't touch anything dead and no wine or beer.

Now very quickly as a background this particular sect of Israel was already in bondage to the Philistines due to their disobedience. Samson came from the tribe of Dan and here is where they came from.

Genesis 30:1

When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister, So she said to Jacob, "Give me children, or I'll die!"

Jacob became angry with her and said, "Am I in the place of God, who has kept you from having children?

Then she said , "Here is Bilhah, my maidservant. Sleep with her so that she can bear children for me and that through her I too can build a family."

So she gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife. Jacob slept with her, and she became pregnant and bore him a son. Then Rachel said, "God has vindicated me; he has listened to my plea and given me a son. Because of this she named him Dan.

The word Vindicate: means to claim for oneself or another. Or to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like: to vindicate some one's honor.

Origin:
1525–35; < L vindicātus (ptp. of vindicāre to lay legal claim to (property), to free (someone) from servitude (by claiming him as free), to protect, avenge.

Remember whatever you name you own, so basically Rachel took it upon herself to play God instead of waiting for him to bless her.

In doing that she created a line of people who would intern be disobedient to God. The tribe of Dan were given their land for inheritance but they moved north to a valley that isolated them from the rest of the other tribes. So they were able to be afflicted by the Philistines because they were in the wrong place. You have to follow God's path for you.

Fast forward to Samson. God will always make provision for his people, basically he has a way of turning our mess around if we can just learn to obey him.

Now this is very important to understand, your enemy Satan only has 3 weapons. He uses these 3 weapons over and over again through scripture and he will use these same 3 weapons against you all of your life.

They are:

"The Lust of the Eye"

"The Lust of the Flesh"

"The Pride of Life"

You will be able to see Satan use these three weapons against Samson to bring down someone who should have been unbeatable.

Judges 14:1

Samson went down to Timnah and saw there a young Philistine woman. The Lust of the Eye.

Now right out the gate Samson is about to mess up. He was suppose to deliver his people from the Philistines so why would he ever want to take a Phillistine as his wife! Wouldn't that be a little conflict of interest lol! How can you ever trust your enemy, why would you ever trust your enemy!

What fellowship does light have with darkness. This is a question we all should ask when deciding who we are going to date or hang out with. Being in the wrong company will bring you down every time. You may not see it right away but birds of a feather flock together and bad company corrupts good character.

Now here is where he was disobedient his Father and Mother replied "Isn't there an acceptable woman among your relatives or among all our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife? and Samson said get her for me!

He didn't listen to his parents and warning always comes before destruction.

In Judges 14:5 Samson kills a lion with his bare hands on the way to see the young woman but tells know one what he did.

Verse 7 Then he went and talked to the young woman, and he liked her. A few days later Samson went back to marry her. Let me pause; this is a warning for anyone thinking of marrying someone you just met! YOU DON'T KNOW THEM PERIOD. No matter how you feel about them.

Verse 8 continued: On the way he left the road to look at the lion he had killed. This is "The Pride of Life" God gave Samson the strength to kill the lion but he thought it was him. Great power can cause you to be arrogant! Make sure you watch the arrogance of your soul when God decides to bless you because arrogance also will lead you to destruction. Verse 8 continued: and he was surprised to find a swarm of bees and some honey inside the dead body. He scraped the honey out and ate it.

Now doesn't that just sound like a setup! Remember as a Nazirite Samson was not suppose to touch anything dead. So first he should not have even put himself in that situation by detouring from the road he was on. Now look at this, he's on the way to see the Philistine woman he shouldn't be marrying "Lust of the Eye". He's looking at the lion he killed with "The Pride of Life", and the final blow from the enemy was some good old sweet honey! "The Lust of the Flesh".

Samson was not defeated by the Philistines he defeated himself before they ever were in the picture. Due to not listening or being hardheaded or not taking heed to warning. Samson became spiritually blind! And in the end it cost him his eyes!

I mean a great a strong mighty man who had all the strengh in the world given to him by God. Some of us have all the talent in the world given by God and we too waste it! You would think a Delilah would not be able to bring him down. You would think after the second time she tried to kill him he would have killed her. If you don't kill what you know is killing you it will eventually kill you. Drugs, abusive boy friends, liquor, cigarette's just a few things that come to my mind.

You would think any person with good common since could see she didn't really love him. But you see how stupid we are when we are blinded spiritually.

Your enemy has no knew tricks! He will use these 3 against you! It's up to you to be connected enough to God to see him coming with them. Samson ruled for 20 years, most people in the bible who fulfill their purpose rule for 40 years! He cut his reign in half because he allowed himself to be beaten! He freely told Delilah how to subdue him! Now that was just stupid!

The Philistines would have never known if he had just be a diligent Nazirite.

I am sorry to tell you but you maybe sleeping with the enemy! You think their good for you but everyone who comes into your life is not from God! You will have to consult God on the purpose of people that are in your life!

Your greatest enemy is you! And because of disobedience your enemy Satan may have an assassin sleeping right next to you. There assignment is to kill your dreams, your goals, your purpose and the ultimate objection is to take your life!

Be careful to stay on the straight path that God has for you, any detour could mean your life!

Jevon D. Hayter