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Samson is not a likable guy, and this week we start to see why as he begins to interact with the Philistines. Emily and Nathan ask the question, does God approve of Samson’s new bride? And we explore the connection between Samson and the ancient chaos monsters, Hercules, and Ekidu. Then things get really crazy as we consider other Biblical stories where women are involved in events that are defined by “seeing” and “taking.”

Scriptures from this episode:

Judges 14

Genesis 38

Job 40, 41

Genesis 18

James 1:13-18 and James 4:1-10

Genesis 3, Genesis 6, Genesis 12, Genesis 34, and Exodus 2

Psalm 82, Psalm 7:8, and Psalm 1:5

Luke 22

Resources from this episode:

Five Places Where Samson Walked by Johnathan Lipnick (article with pictures of archeological digs) - http://bit.ly/2D6qk5u

iBible Interactive Map of Samson’s Journeys - http://bit.ly/2pGfMXR

Jacob Wrestles the Angel: Faith and Other Oddities Episode 25(podcast) - http://bit.ly/2Obf5iK

Samson: A Secret Betrayed, A Vow Ignored by James Crenshaw (book) - https://amzn.to/2KIXZGR

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