The Story Of Samson And Delilah.ppt

The Story Of Samson And Delilah,From the old testament 田丽媛 公共管理学院 档案学,Some key words,Israelite 以色列人 Philistine 腓力斯人 Samson 参孙 Delilah 达利拉,A time when the Israelites are into the hand of the Philistines. Son of Manoah Samsons hair-secret of his strength,Samson,At the Brook of Sorek, Samson falls in love with a woman, Delilah. The Philistines approach Delilah and induce her (with 1100 silver coins each) to try to find the secret of Samsons strength,Delilah,Samson, however, not wanting to reveal the secret, teases her, telling her that he will lose his strength should he be bound with fresh bowstrings. She does so while he sleeps, but when he wakes up he snaps the strings,Eventually Samson tells Delilah that he will lose his strength with the loss of his hair. Delilah calls for a servant to shave Samsons seven locks,One day the Philistine leaders assemble in a temple for a religious sacrifice to Dagon. They summon Samson so that people can gather on the roof to watch. Once inside the temple, Samson, his hair having grown long again,Then Samson prayed to God, “remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes” (Judges 16:28). Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!”(Judges 16:30,Learn From Samsons Example,We best learn from the mistakes of Samson rather than repeating them. We can draw encouragement by how in the end he turned out. After all, it isnt how we start the race that counts-though thats important-it is how we finish. If we have life, we can change. It doesnt matter what kind of mistakes you have made. No matter how bad your past is, if you are willing to totally submit your life to your God in Heaven, there is hope for you. If our merciful and patient God could forgive Samson, redeem his life, and use him mightily, wont he do the same for you and me? He will if we let Him,Thank You。