Judges 16:22

Judges 16:22

Howbeit the hair of Samson's head began to grow back again after it was shaved. This seems really obvious, but the "howbeit" suggests that the regrowth of his hair is portentous, the fact that it is will be confirmed later in the story. Samson did a lot of wrong things, and even apart from sins, Samson made a lot of mistakes. None of these resulted in Samson losing his strength, only the shaving of his hair. It seems like Samson's hair regrowing indicates that things are about to get better for him.

God works in mysterious ways. God is gracious enough to overlook a multitude of our mistakes, but sometimes something seemingly small can bring us great grief. Samson's unshaved hair was a part of his religious identity, perhaps that is why it was more significant than his lust for less than ideal women. God has given each of us an identity, we need to protect it from anything that would bring dishonour to His name.