Tag: Nazarite vow
Biblical Principle #363: Samuel, the Nazarite Servant of God
Biblical Principles List Principle Samuel was a Nazarite dedicated by his mother to serve God, which he faithfully did his entire life. Explanation We have previously established how important to GOD the Nazarite vow was for Israel. At the time that Samuel’s parents, Elkanah and Hannah, lived, Israel’s most recent national hero had been Samson.…
Biblical Principle #361: Samson Lost His Strength
Biblical Principles List Principle Samson lost his strength because GOD left him when he was shaved, and this led to Samson’s death. Explanation After the city gates incident, Samson came to love a Philistine woman named Delilah. Desperate to get the best of Samson, the Philistine leaders bribed Delilah to trick Samson into revealing to…
Biblical Principle #360: Samson Carried City Gates
Biblical Principles List Principle Samson once picked up the gates to a city and carried them up a hill. Explanation Scripture includes a brief story among the chronicles of Samson’s recorded actions which reads: 1 Samson went to Gaza, and he saw there a woman, a prostitute, and he entered in to her. 2 And…
Biblical Principle #357: Samson Killed a Lion
Biblical Principles List Principle Samson killed a lion with his bare hands. Explanation From his youth, the Holy Spirit came upon Samson. 24 So the woman bore a son and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. 25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to proceed out with…
Biblical Principle #231: Israel’s Vows of Dedication
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, God gave instructions for the proper fulfillment of vows of persons, animals, houses, and land that an Israelite dedicated to His service. Explanation We previously established that some Israelites took a special purity vow known as the Nazarite vow. Others might vow service of themselves, other…
Biblical Principle #230: The Nazirite Vow
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, GOD gave guidelines for Israelites who took a Nazarite vow. Explanation We previously established that certain individuals were set apart from the assembly of Israel in a preventative manner for maintaining the purity of the whole. Similarly, certain individuals were set apart in a unique sense…
March 23 – Be Careful Who You Trust
Reading Judg. 13:1-16:31 Devotional Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of GOD, so He gave them over to be ruled by the Philistines forty years. Then GOD raised up Samson, the strong man, to oppress the Philistines in return. Samson was a Nazarite, which meant that he could not shave his head…