How Did Samson Become So Strong

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Samson is very known for his mighty powers and strength, strength to fight off hundreds of soldiers and defeat a lion, all by himself alone. So, what is his story? Where did he get that power? How did he end up becoming so strong? What kind of man was he? All those question are going to be discussed in the upcoming paragraphs.
Samson lived in the land that God had given to the Israelites. But there were still other people who either inhabited the land or attacked the Israelites. God used men (and one woman) called Judges to lead and protect the people of Israel during this time before they had a king.
One of these judges was Samson. Though we probably think of Samson as being a wicked man, God still used Samson to accomplish His purposes.
God had planned a special life for Samson. …show more content…
Samson met a woman from the Philistines. These were the enemies of the people of God. Samson’s parents tried to convince him to choose an Israelite woman to be his wife, but he refused their guidance. Even though Samson’s desires were carnal, God used him to accomplish special things for his people.
The tragic behavior of Samson went up to the final tragic event that saw Samson facing his final fate. As it is told in the bible; Samson had a woman problem. The reason he was in Gaza previously was to be with a prostitute. Later he was in the Valley of Sorek with Delilah, who was not his wife. Delilah was a Philistine. The leaders of the land each promised to pay her 1,100 pieces of silver for her help in discovering Samson’s strength and for bringing him into captivity. More to that, Samson’s hair had been cut and his eyes gouged out. He was taken to the grinding wheel of the Philistines. Samson was publicly humiliated. Samson was placed in front of the prison house to be humiliated once again. He asked the young boy that led him out to place his hands on the pillars of the

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