Judges 16:26 Meaning and Explanation
“And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them.”
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Read Full Chapter →Samson asks the boy guiding him to let him feel the supporting pillars so he can lean on them.
What Does Judges 16:26 Mean?
Blind and led by a young guide, Samson quietly asks to be allowed to feel the pillars on which the house stands, saying he wishes to lean upon them. The request seems the harmless need of a weary, sightless man.
Beneath the modest words a resolve is forming; Samson is positioning himself with intent the crowd cannot perceive. The verse shows a man who, stripped of sight and strength, now moves with a clear and sober purpose. There is something restored in him here, a faith that looks beyond the mockery to what God might yet do. Sometimes the quietest request, spoken in weakness, is the hinge on which a great deliverance turns.
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What does Judges 16:26 mean?
Samson asks the boy guiding him to let him feel the supporting pillars so he can lean on them.