Judges 15

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by: Debbie Galyen

10/01/2025

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“We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he did to us” (v10). The Philistines, having already killed Samson’s wife and father-in-law, wanted revenge on Samson for burning their grain fields (v5). Samson had been furious because his wife had been given to another man, an episode in a long cycle of violence and betrayal. Although the Lord used Samson to accomplish deliverance, Samson was no different than his enemies: “As they did to me, so I have done to them” (v11). 

“Do you not know that the Philistines are rulers over us?” (v11). The Philistines’ oppression was easier to solve than the deeper bondage of Israel’s own sin. Jesus came to defeat our worst enemies, sin and death, and give us true freedom. 

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“We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he did to us” (v10). The Philistines, having already killed Samson’s wife and father-in-law, wanted revenge on Samson for burning their grain fields (v5). Samson had been furious because his wife had been given to another man, an episode in a long cycle of violence and betrayal. Although the Lord used Samson to accomplish deliverance, Samson was no different than his enemies: “As they did to me, so I have done to them” (v11). 

“Do you not know that the Philistines are rulers over us?” (v11). The Philistines’ oppression was easier to solve than the deeper bondage of Israel’s own sin. Jesus came to defeat our worst enemies, sin and death, and give us true freedom. 

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