"But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheetsc and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it."
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CHAPTER 14 THE FIRST DEEDS OF SAMSON
_ 1. The woman in Timnath (Judges 14:1)_
2. The killing of the young lion and the honey in the carcass (Judges
14:5)
3. The marriage feast and the riddle (Judge...
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SAMSON'S MARRIAGE. As he could not take an unwelcomed bride to his
father's house, Samson resolved to contract a marriage in which his
wife would remain at her father's house (Judges 9:2 *). Judges 14...
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The loss of the wager would leave the thirty companions practically
naked; no wonder they express themselves strongly in Judges 14:15!...
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DISCOURSE: 274
SAMSON’S RIDDLE
Judges 14:12. _And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a
riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven
days of the feast, and find it out,...
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THIRTY SHEETS— These were vestments of linen, which were worn next
the flesh. See Matthew 27:59. Mark 14:51. & Braunius de Vestit.
Sacerd. Heb. lib. cap. 7....
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_Samson's Feast and Riddle Judges 14:8-20_
8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see
the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and
honey in the carc...
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_BUT IF YE CANNOT DECLARE IT ME, THEN SHALL YE GIVE ME THIRTY SHEETS
AND THIRTY CHANGE OF GARMENTS. AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM, PUT FORTH THY
RIDDLE, THAT WE MAY HEAR IT._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THESE VERSE...
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THE MARRIAGE OF SAMSON
1-5. Samson chooses a wife among the Philistines. He and his parents
go down to Timnath....
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 14
V1 Samson went to Timnah. There he saw a young woman, who was a
*Philistine. V2 When he returned, he spoke to his father and mother.
‘I have seen...
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וְ אִם ־לֹ֣א תוּכְלוּ֮ לְ הַגִּ֣יד
לִי֒ וּ נְתַתֶּ֨ם אַתֶּ֥ם לִי֙
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים סְדִינִ֔ים וּ...
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A SELF-WILLED YOUTH
Judges 14:1
Timnath lay just across the frontier, in the Philistine country. It
was a bad match and the beginning of life-trouble. Young people cannot
be too careful as to their...
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This is the record of tragic things. The boy Samson had grown to
manhood's estate full of strength and passion. Going to Timnah, he saw
a woman of the Philistines and desired to take her to wife. His...
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While going to Timnath, Samson was attacked by a young lion which he
killed with his bare hands, because of the strength he received from
God. Later, when he returned to take her home to marry her, Sa...
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I include the whole relation of this event within the compass of one
view. No doubt, there is a spiritual instruction contained in it,
otherwise the Holy Ghost would not have been pleased that it shou...
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My object being no more than a sketch, as most of you know, I desire
to say but a few words on such of the Chapter s as bear a similar
character to that which has been already pointed out in the early...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14 AND 15.
God makes use of Samson's marriage with a Philistine woman to punish
that people. Still, in the freshness of his strength, his heart with
Jehovah,...
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BUT IF YE CANNOT DECLARE IT UNTO ME,.... Explain the riddle in the
space of time allowed:
THEN SHALL YE GIVE ME THIRTY SHEETS, AND THIRTY CHANGE OF GARMENTS; so
many shirts and suits of apparel:
AND...
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But if ye cannot declare [it] me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets
and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy
riddle, that we may hear it.
Ver. 13. _Put forth thy riddle,...
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1 Samson desireth a wife of the Philistines.
2 In his iourney hee killeth a Lion.
8 In a second iourney hee findeth hony in the carkeis.
10 Samsons marriage feast.
12 His riddle by his wife is mad...
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The Riddle at the Wedding-Feast....
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Samson was not a leader, but a rugged individualist.He knew the
Philistines were oppressors of Israel, yet he consorted with the
Philistines when it pleased him, and he attacked them when he
pleased.T...
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10-20 Samson's riddle literally meant no more than that he had got
honey, for food and for pleasure, from the lion, which in its strength
and fury was ready to devour him. But the victory of Christ o...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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Judges 14:13 cannot H3201 (H8799) explain H5046 (H8687) give H5414
(H8804) thirty H7970 garments H5466 thirty H7970 changes H2487
clothing H899 said H559 (H8799) Pose H2330 (H8798) riddle H2420 hear
H...
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Judges 14:12 a
‘And Samson said to them, “Let me now propound a riddle to you. If
you can declare its solution to me within the seven days of the feast,
and discover its meaning, then I will give you...
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CONTENTS: Samson as Judge. His victory over a lion; his riddles; his
wife.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Samson, parents, woman of Timnah.
CONCLUSION: He that in the choice of a wife is guided only...
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Judges 14:1. _Timnath,_ situate in mount Ephraim, often taken and
retaken in successive wars. To form a matrimonial connection with the
Philistines, or with any of the idolatrous nations, was a violat...
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_Samson went down to Timnath._
SAMSON’S FIRST LOVE
In considering Samson’s choice of a wife, we are conscious of a
feeling of painful disappointment. In choosing a Philistine, we begin
to see his low...
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SAMSON’S FIRST DEALINGS WITH THE PHILISTINES
(Judges 14:1.)
CRITICAL NOTES.— JUDGES 14:1. TIMNATH.] This was a town on the
frontier which, like many other towns had been at first assigned to
Judah to...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 14:10
SO HIS FATHER WENT DOWN. It is not clear what is meant by this mention
of his father alone; but it was probably some part of the wedding
etiquette that the father should go t...
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NOW Samson went down to Timnath (Judges 14:1),
Which was a Philistine city and there he fell in love with one of the
daughters of the Philistines. And he came home and he said to his
parents, "I want...