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Welcome to this episode of Sunday Brunch. The Sunday Brunch blog posts are warm and inviting, encouraging discussion about the Bible.  <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog post was sponsored by Divine Desserts Publishing LLC. If you like stories about faith and Christianity then you must read Loving Luke<\/a> by Cecelia Dowdy. Loving Luke is about a reunion between Luke and Kim, two childhood sweethearts. It\u2019s a Christmas novel full of love, regrets, and second chances. There\u2019s also a bakery and plenty of delicious desserts wrapped within this amazing story. Can Luke and Kim find the courage to overcome their hang-ups and learn to love again? Loving Luke<\/a> has been an Amazon bestselling novel with several 5-star reviews! Purchase today by clicking on the link at the end! Tell your friends by sharing this blog post!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I will be reading from Judges Chapter 14. My thoughts are bolded and in brackets. Share your own thoughts, questions and insight by leaving a comment!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samson\u2019s Marriage<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samson went down to Timnah and saw there a young Philistine woman. 2 When he returned, he said to his father and mother, \u201cI have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 His father and mother replied, \u201cIsn\u2019t there an acceptable woman among your relatives or among all our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Samson said to his father, \u201cGet her for me. She\u2019s the right one for me.\u201d 4 (His parents did not know that this was from the Lord, who was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines; for at that time they were ruling over Israel.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 Samson went down to Timnah together with his father and mother. As they approached the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young lion came roaring toward him. 6 The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him so that he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat. But he told neither his father nor his mother what he had done. [I\u2019m somewhat confused by verses 5-6. The verse begins as if Samson and his mother and father are walking\/traveling together. But, then it appears as if his father and mother are no longer with him when he\u2019s attacked by the lion? Can you imagine, tearing a lion apart with your bare hands? I can only wonder how that may have looked. It appears that Samson was not afraid since the Spirit of the Lord came upon him and gave him strength. I also wonder why Samson did not tell his mother and father about his tearing the lion apart. Did he think that his parents would not believe him? Please share any insight you might have about verses 5 & 6]<\/strong> 7 Then he went down and talked with the woman, and he liked her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 Some time later, when he went back to marry her, he turned aside to look at the lion\u2019s carcass, and in it he saw a swarm of bees and some honey. 9 He scooped out the honey with his hands and ate as he went along. When he rejoined his parents, he gave them some, and they too ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion\u2019s carcass. [I again wonder about Samson\u2019s secrecy. Why does not he not tell his parents about the lion\u2019s attack, his killing the lion, and about the honey in the carcass? I also wonder, was honey something that they didn\u2019t have very often? Was it hard to obtain? Was the honey like a treat for them to enjoy since they could not have it every day? I assume that they may not have had beekeepers during the Old Testament. I did a little research online and found that there were honey collectors in ancient times. They would burn smoke to startle the bees and collect the honey from the beehives. I used Wikipedia for quick research.]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 Now his father went down to see the woman. And there Samson held a feast, as was customary for young men. 11 When the people saw him, they chose thirty men to be his companions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12 \u201cLet me tell you a riddle,\u201d Samson said to them. \u201cIf you can give me the answer within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes. 13 If you can\u2019t tell me the answer, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.\u201d [I found it interesting that Samson was telling a riddle. To me, it was fascinating that riddles were told in ancient times.]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTell us your riddle,\u201d they said. \u201cLet\u2019s hear it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14 He replied,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOut of the eater, something to eat;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    out of the strong, something sweet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For three days they could not give the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15 On the fourth day, they said to Samson\u2019s wife, \u201cCoax your husband into explaining the riddle for us, or we will burn you and your father\u2019s household to death. Did you invite us here to steal our property?\u201d [All, I can say is, this is utterly horrifying. At times, I find that reading the Old Testament can be very horrifying!]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

16 Then Samson\u2019s wife threw herself on him, sobbing, \u201cYou hate me! You don\u2019t really love me. You\u2019ve given my people a riddle, but you haven\u2019t told me the answer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t even explained it to my father or mother,\u201d he replied, \u201cso why should I explain it to you?\u201d 17 She cried the whole seven days of the feast. So on the seventh day he finally told her, because she continued to press him. She in turn explained the riddle to her people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 Before sunset on the seventh day the men of the town said to him,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat is sweeter than honey?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    What is stronger than a lion?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samson said to them,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you had not plowed with my heifer,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    you would not have solved my riddle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19 Then the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him. He went down to Ashkelon, struck down thirty of their men, stripped them of everything and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he returned to his father\u2019s home. 20 And Samson\u2019s wife was given to one of his companions who had attended him at the feast. [It appears that Samson is angry because his wife has told her people the answer to the riddle. It\u2019s puzzling about his giving the clothes from the stricken men to those who had explained the riddle? Since he\u2019d been tricked, I\u2019d imagine that he would have reneged on his agreement regarding the prize? Perhaps his giving his wife to one of his companions symbolizes his divorcing his wife due to her dishonesty.]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog post was sponsored by Divine Desserts Publishing LLC. If you like stories about faith and Christianity then you must read Loving Luke by Cecelia Dowdy<\/a>. Loving Luke is about a reunion between Luke and Kim, two childhood sweethearts. It\u2019s a Christmas novel full of love, regrets, and second chances. There\u2019s also a bakery and plenty of delicious desserts wrapped within this amazing story. Can Luke and Kim find the courage to overcome their hang-ups and learn to love again? Loving Luke has been an Amazon bestselling novel with several 5-star reviews! Purchase today by clicking on the link at the end! Tell your friends by sharing this blog post!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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