February 19...

Judges 14-15

think about it...
what does this passage (14: 4) say that God was working through? something good? or something bad?
is that confusing? does God allow bad things to happen?
what about a bad family situation?
what about a birth defect?
what about a tragedy?
is God always at work for His Glory? or at work just for you to have a "better life"?
what part did samson's judgement and short fuse play in his problems?
does he seem like a noble hero or a spoiled brat?
why is this story even in the Bible? samson makes so many mistakes... and we haven't even read his whole story yet!
while reading this story about samson... especially the way that samson talks to God at the end of ch 15, what impression do you get of God?
is He a "neat-in-the-box" God, or maybe even "a-little-wild" God? what do you think? why?