ABOUT DELILAH

0. About Delilah

a) A person's greatest accomplishment may well be helping others accomplish great things. Likewise, a person's greatest failure may be preventing others from achieving greatness. Delilah played a minor role in Samson's life, but her effect was devastating, for she influenced him to betray his special calling from God. Motivated by greed, Delilah used her persistence to wear down Samson. His infatuation with her made Samson's a vulnerable target. For all his physical strength, he was no match for her, and he paid a great price for giving in to her. Delilah is never mentioned again in the Bible. Her unfaithfulness to Samson brought ruin to him and to her people.

b) Are people helped by knowing you? Do they find that knowing you challenges them to be the best they can be? Even more important, does knowing you help their relationship with God? What do your demands for their time and attention tell them about your real care for them? Are you willing to be God's instrument in the lives of others?

1. What were her strengths and accomplishments?

a) She was persistent when faced with obstacles.

2. What were her weaknesses and mistakes?

a) She valued money more than relationships.

b) She betrayed the man who trusted her.

3. What can we learn from her life?

a) We need to be careful to place our trust only in people who are trustworthy.

4. What are the key verses?

a) 16 With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was sick to death of it. 17 So he told her everything. “No razor has ever been used on my head,” he said, “because I have been a Nazirite dedicated to God from my mother’s womb. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would become as weak as any other man.” (Judges 16:16-17 NIV)

b) The story of Delilah is told in Judges 16. 

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