Judges 16:19 Meaning and Explanation
“And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him.”
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Read Full Chapter →While Samson sleeps on her lap, Delilah has his hair shaved off, and his strength leaves him.
What Does Judges 16:19 Mean?
Delilah lulls Samson to sleep upon her knees, calls for a man, and has the seven locks of his head shaved away. She begins to afflict him, and his strength departs from him.
The sign of his consecration falls to the floor while he sleeps, unaware. The strength does not leave because hair is magical, but because the hair was the token of a vow now broken, and the Lord's presence with it. Samson's ruin comes quietly, in a moment of trusting rest in the lap of the one betraying him. So sin often completes its work not in noise but in sleep, while we are unguarded and at ease, presuming the gift will remain after its Giver has been forsaken.
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What does Judges 16:19 mean?
While Samson sleeps on her lap, Delilah has his hair shaved off, and his strength leaves him.