Judges 13:24 The woman (Hannah) bore Samson and God blessed him.

Judges 14:1-4 Samson wanted a Philistine wife, outside of his religion, to give his God an opportunity to murder them (the Philistines).

Judges 14:6-9 Without weapons, Samson tore a lion to pieces. Later, he ate honey from the lion’s dead carcass.

Oh puke!

Samson Tore A Lion To Pieces

Judges 14:11-20 Samson bet 30 men 30 tunics to solve a riddle. The spirit of God came upon Samson and he murdered 30 men so to steal their clothes so to pay off a gambling debt. Samson’s wife, who had just married him, made him lose the bet; then, she proceeded to marry Samson’s best man.

The spirit of God did what? Samson bet 30 men 30 tunics that they could not answer his riddle. He told his future wife the answer to his riddle. She told the men and Samson lost the bet. The spirit of God came upon Samson and he went to the city and murdered 30 men and stole their tunics so to pay off his debt. Do you get the impact of this story?

The spirit of God had Samson murder 30 innocent men and steal their tunics to pay off a debt. Pretend that I redundantly pointed this out 10 or 20 more times. I can't be more angry with this God or His stupid, murderous Samson.

Samson Murdered 30 Men For Their Tunics To Pay Off His Debt

Judges 15:4-5 Samson caught 300 foxes, tied their tails together, set them afire and they burned the countryside.

Nice touch Samson! You have to be every demented kid’s hero.

Judges 15:8 Samson inflicted a great slaughter on his wife’s people.

Judges 15:16-17 God released Samson who found a jawbone of an ass and killed 1,000 men. Samson said: With the jawbone of an ass, I have slain a thousand men.

What a hero!

Samson Killed 1,000 Men With The Jawbone Of An Ass

Judges 16:1 Samson had sex with a harlot.

This confirms it. Samson is God’s kind of guy.

Judges 16:10&13 Samson lied to Delilah.

                       Samson Was A Documented Liar

This confirms by Bible C&V documentation that Samson, God's hero, is also a liar.

Judges 16:20-31 Samson realized God had left him. The Philistines gouged his eyes out. He killed more men and women bringing down the temple than he had killed during his entire lifetime, and died himself. Samson judged Israel for 20 years.

The Philistines Gouged Out Samson's Eyes

Samson was - and led the life of - a "Nazarite" - separated unto Yahweh.

Unlike the other judges, Samson's career did not end successfully.

Killing a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of an ass and bringing down the Temple of Dagon, crushing himself and many Philistines to death, did not result in victory or peace for Israel. Rather, the Philistines defeated the Israelites under Samson's successor, Eli, and captured the Ark of Yahweh in the battlefield. (I Samuel 4:10)

In Essence, Didn’t Samson, Like Jesus Christ, Commit Suicide?

Corrections? Comments? Questions?

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