28/04/2026
*WEDNESDAY, 29 APRIL*
*TEXT JUDGES 16:10-16*
*TOPIC: DELILAH WON'T GIVE UP*
*JUDGES 16:10-16 [NIV]*
10: Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have made a fool of me; you lied to me. Come now, tell me how you can be tied.”
11: He said, “If anyone ties me securely with new ropes that have never been used, I’ll become as weak as any other man.”
12: So Delilah took new ropes and tied him with them. Then, with men hidden in the room, she called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!” But he snapped the ropes off his arms as if they were threads.
13: Delilah then said to Samson, “Until now, you have been making a fool of me and lying to me. Tell me how you can be tied.”
He replied, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the fabric on the loom and tighten it with the pin, I’ll become as weak as any other man.” So while he was sleeping, Delilah took the seven braids of his head, wove them into the fabric
14: and tightened it with the pin.
Again she called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!” He awoke from his sleep and pulled up the pin and the loom, with the fabric.
15: Then she said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when you won’t confide in me? This is the third time you have made a fool of me and haven’t told me the secret of your great strength.”
16: With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was tired to death.
*DELILAH WON'T GIVE UP*
Delilah was determined to betray Samson for the wealth promised by her kingsmen.
Fearing what the desperate men might do if she failed, she made two passionate pleas to Samson under the guise of love.
Despite her manipulations, Samson did not realize the danger he was in, allowing his desires to cloud his judgment.
This illustrates a broader truth: engaging in relationship with those who lead us away from God can lead to destructive consequences.
Ignoring God's warning about being unequally yoked [2 currentans 6:14] invites trouble.
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