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Samson – Day 28

There has been no mention of the god Dagon until now in this unbelievable story, but when there is a victory of any sort people want to show their gratitude to whoever deserves the credit. It does not seem that Delilah got too much credit for the part she played.

Judges 16:23-24

Now the rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate, saying, “Our god has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands.”
When the people saw him, they praised their god, saying, “Our god has delivered our enemy into our hands, the one who laid waste our land and multiplied our slain.”

The Thought

There has been no mention of the god Dagon until now in this almost unbelievable story. But when there is a victory of any sort people want to show their gratitude to whoever deserves the credit. It doesn’t seem that Delilah got too much credit except for the huge sums of money she got for finding out Samson’s secret (v5).

Victory over an enemy is always worth celebrating whichever side you are on, and here the enemy of God’s people Israel were celebrating with sacrifices to their god Dagon.

Several demonic Gods are mentioned in the Old Testament, each one is a form or a representative of satan who has been a beaten foe since Jesus died on the cross and over came him by rising out of hell and moving on to heaven where He has prepared an eternal home for each one of us (John 14:2).

In Samson’s story, the celebrating Philistines seem to have missed one important thing.

Samson was getting his strength back! But the hair on his head began to grow again after it had been shaved (v22). That would change everything!

Action

Do you think Delilah had any regrets? Was she present at the festivities, or had she disappeared with the money?

Think today about how you would celebrate victory over a long standing enemy.

Read and meditate on this verse from St. Paul who had many challenges during his lifetime. Thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:57).

Praise God in advance for any victory you are praying for.

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