Judg 15:1 | KingComments | STEP | This chapter describes – in a practical sense – the end of Samson’s service to God. The last verse makes this clear. In the next chapter Samson is no longer recognized by God as His servant, although He uses him one more time. When his anger has calmed down a bit, Samson returns to his wife to complete the wedding by having relations with her. He takes a young goat with him, probably to celebrate with. These are the days of the wheat harvest, which takes place in late May, early June and is accompanied by all kinds of festivities. In the spiritual application, the wheat harvest tells something about the Lord Jesus and the fruit of His work on the cross. In John 12 He says: “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit” ( ). In the days when the wheat is ripe to be harvested, Samson goes to visit his Philistine wife to confirm his relationship with her! Spiritually, this may mean the following. Someone who is a Nazirite must realize, by seeing the fruit of the Lord Jesus’ work, that it is unthinkable to connect with ‘something’ that is not based on that work. In any case, it is inconceivable that God should consent in this connection. It is unimaginable that a Nazirite should be married to a Philistine! God prevents this marriage from being definitively concluded. But Philistines are always willing to make a new connection. The father offers him another daughter, even more attractive than the first one. Samson does not go into this. He feels cheated and wants to avenge himself.

‏ Judges 15:1

Introduction

This chapter describes – in a practical sense – the end of Samson’s service to God. The last verse makes this clear. In the next chapter Samson is no longer recognized by God as His servant, although He uses him one more time.

The Connection Disconnected

When his anger has calmed down a bit, Samson returns to his wife to complete the wedding by having relations with her. He takes a young goat with him, probably to celebrate with. These are the days of the wheat harvest, which takes place in late May, early June and is accompanied by all kinds of festivities.

In the spiritual application, the wheat harvest tells something about the Lord Jesus and the fruit of His work on the cross. In John 12 He says: “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit” (Jn 12:24). In the days when the wheat is ripe to be harvested, Samson goes to visit his Philistine wife to confirm his relationship with her! Spiritually, this may mean the following. Someone who is a Nazirite must realize, by seeing the fruit of the Lord Jesus’ work, that it is unthinkable to connect with ‘something’ that is not based on that work.

In any case, it is inconceivable that God should consent in this connection. It is unimaginable that a Nazirite should be married to a Philistine! God prevents this marriage from being definitively concluded. But Philistines are always willing to make a new connection. The father offers him another daughter, even more attractive than the first one. Samson does not go into this. He feels cheated and wants to avenge himself.