The Baker

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The Jawbone of a Donkey

The men of Judah (Israelites) came to tie up Samson and give him to the Philistines.

Samson agreed...on one condition:
The men of Judah would not kill him themselves!
He let them tie him up with 2 new ropes.
When the Philistines came to get him, the Spirit of the Lord came on
Samson and he easily broke the ropes.

"Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he grabbed it and struck down a thousand men.
Then Samson said,
'With a donkey's jawbone I have made donkeys of them. With a donkey's jawbone I have killed a thousand men.'"
(Judges 15:15,16)

God was using the personality of Samson!
"His parents did not know that this was from the Lord, who was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines; for at that time they were ruling over Israel."
(Judges 14:4)

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