Samson was the last in a long line of judges the Lord chose to rule over an increasingly apostate Israel. His was a life that began with great promise when the Angel of the Lord announced his birth to the barren wife of a man named Manoah. As he grew, the Lord blessed Samson with great strength and the Holy Spirit started to guide him. But Samson was a proud, headstrong youth who became infatuated with various Philistine women and foolishly fraternised and read more...