Based on Judges 16:1-3
What Samson was doing in Gaza I don't know. The fact that Samson was always noticing Philistine women requires that he spent a fair bit of time hanging around there.
Maybe this was Samson's fault. Samson had trouble resisting Philistine women, but at least he could stay away from being always in contact with them. It really is easier to resist temptation if you don't get as close to it as you can without "crossing the line."
Samson is definitely someone to be pitied. He really seems to be cast adrift, looking for meaning in all the wrong places. We ought to pray for people who are in danger of going astray, and doing what we can to reach out to them personally.
Samson had the strength to carry a massive load a long way, but not to have a meaningful life. Samson needed Jesus, and you and I do too.
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