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Prophecies Jesus gave in Mathew 24 and Revevelation require internet and smartphone
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After meeting with the woman he decided he still wanted to marry her, and preparations were begun:
Judges 14:7 And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
9 And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
10 So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72399529 Several things stand out in the last few verses. Why is it that Samson didn't tell his parents he killed a lion and them fed them honey from it's carcass? Did he withhold from them his unnatural strength for a reason? An interesting perspective on Samson's life: THE SYMBOLISM OF THE LION AND THE BEES: ANOTHER IRONIC TWIST IN THE SAMSON CYCLE ...The Samson story holds a number of rather unique features in comparison with the other cycles in the book of Judges, notwithstanding those features that make it so much like other accounts of the careers of judge- ̃gures. Thus, even a cursory reading of the book will show that the story of the “last”3of the judges is far more biographical in nature than any of the preceding episodes. Only the Samson cycle commences with a birth narrative, and that chapter 16 includes an account of Samson’s death also sets the cycle apart as the only one that evokes the notion of a well-rounded story about a judge’s life. It is in the birth narrative that we ̃ndthe conspicuous angelic announcement, which itself is unprecedented in the book of Judges... ...We have noted earlier that the lion’s cadaver was an unlikely host for a“community” of bees. But so was Canaan for Israel. For although the prom-ised land was introduced as a “good land” (see above), initially God’s holynation (cf. Exod 19:6) entered an “unclean” zone.... [ link to www.etsjets.org (secure)] It appears Samson withheld the fact that he killed the lion and gave his parents honey from it - because he had a plan of sorts: Judges 14:10 So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. 11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him. 12 And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments So Samson's plan was a riddle - most likely this played a part in God's weakening the Philistines: Judges 14:13 But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it...
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