Although Samson’s wife had been given to his best man, he wanted to visit with her, so he brought a goat to her father’s house. However, her father prohibited him because he thought Samson hated her (v. 1). Her father offered Samson her younger sister, but Samson refused and made himself blameless for what he was about to do to the Philistines (v. 2-3). Samson went out and caught three hundred foxes, tied them together by their tails, and placed torches in their tails (v. 4). He sent the foxes out into the Philistine grain fields, vineyards, and olive groves so that they would burn up (v. 5). The Philistines were enraged by this and inquired of who committed this act. They found out Samson did it because of his wife’s father, so they burned
