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Judges 16:15-31

October 03, 2026 • Jubilee Christian Life Coach • Season 1

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When a Nazirite broke his vow, he shaved his head completely. The days he had already kept no longer counted, and he began his vow again. So the shaving of Samson’s hair ended his Nazirite vow. It was also the moment the Spirit of the Lord, who had been with him, departed. What is striking is this. Samson had been breaking many of the Nazirite rules, yet his hair was the one thing he would not let be shaved. It seems he thought that by this he was still keeping his vow. But under Delilah’s pressing, Samson finally tells her about his hair. With his strength gone, he is seized by the Philistines. His eyes are gouged out, and he is set to grinding at the mill in prison. Yet, ironically, having his head shaved by Delilah becomes the very thing that opens the way for Samson to live a new life as a Nazirite. His hair grows again. Samson prays to God and pulls down the pillars, and he meets his end together with the Philistines who were there.

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The most important part of this passage is the phrase, “But he did not know that the Lord had left him.” In other words, the most fearful thing for a Christian is not losing some ability or influence. It is failing to notice that God has left. How can we know that God is walking with us in our lives?

And he awoke from his sleep and said, “I will go out as at other times and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.
Judges 16:20

Through what the Philistines did to him, Samson lost the eyes that had looked only at what he wanted. The man who had gone in to women as he pleased became a prisoner locked away. Samson took God’s calling lightly. In this he is a clear picture of Israel, a people who did what was right in their own eyes. How are we answering God’s calling today?

It is true that Samson’s last prayer is still centered on himself. Even so, God answered that prayer. As a result, Samson killed more Philistines at his death than he had killed during his life. His life came to an end by bringing judgment on the very day the Philistines offered sacrifice to Dagon, their god. Clearly, if we live carelessly like Samson, in ways that hide the glory of God, we cannot be used for the kingdom of God. But we do not have to be perfect for God to use us. We are weak. Yet we can live for the kingdom of God today, because the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth, the true Nazirite wholly set apart to God, have been imputed to us. May all of us choose, today as every day, the life of following Jesus Christ.

Then Samson called to the Lord and said, “O Lord God, please remember me and please strengthen me only this once, O God, that I may be avenged on the Philistines for my two eyes.”
Judges 16:28

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Hello and welcome to another episode of Jubilee Life Coaches Blog. This is Coach Brian. I am a Christian life coach with training in reformed theology and Christian counseling. So I try to bring a balanced worldview based on my theology and my pastoral ministry. I hope you find my daily meditations helpful to your Christian walk. Today we are meditating on Judges chapter 16, verses 15 to 31. It is the end of Samson's story. Samson was a Nazarite. He was set apart to God from his mother's womb. When a Nazarite broke his vow, he shaved his head. The days he had already kept no longer counted. He had to begin again. Samson had broken many of the Nazirite rules, but his hair was the one thing he would not give up. Perhaps he thought, as long as my hair is long, I am still keeping my vow. Then Delilah pressed him day after day. And finally, he told her everything. His hair was shaved, his strength was gone. The Philistines seized him, they gouged out his eyes, and they put him to work grinding at the mill in prison. Listen to verse 20. Samson woke up and said, I will go out as at other times and shake myself free. But he did not know that the Lord had left him. He did not know. I believe this is the most important line in the whole passage. For a Christian, the most fearful thing is not losing some ability or influence. It is failing to notice that God has left. So let me ask you, how do you know that God is walking with you today? Think about Samson's eyes. Those eyes had looked only at what he wanted. Now they were taken from him. The man who went into women as he pleased became a prisoner locked away. Samson took God's calling lightly. In this, he is a clear picture of Israel in those days. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes. How are we answering God's calling today? And yet, the story does not end in the prison. Verse 22 tells us that his hair began to grow again. At the very end, Samson prayed, O Lord God, please remember me, and please strengthen me only this once. Let's be honest. Even this last prayer is still about himself. He wanted to be avenged for his two eyes. But God answered. That is clear. But we do not have to be perfect for God to use us either. We are weak. Samson was weak. Yet the Lord says, My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. And here is the good news. There is a true Nazarite, one who was wholly set apart to God. Jesus of Nazareth. He obeyed the Father to the very end, and his life and his death have been counted as ours. That is why weak people like us can live for the kingdom of God today. So today, once again, let us choose to follow Jesus Christ. Let me pray for us. Oh Lord God, please remember us. Samson did not know that you had left him. We are often the same. We lean on familiar strength without you. Keep our eyes from looking only at what we want. Keep us from taking your calling lightly. Thank you that you do not cast off the weak. We rest on Jesus Christ, who set himself apart for us and obeyed to the end. Help us follow him today. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Thank you for listening. Grace and peace to you.