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Who did Samson worship? Are you self-consumed? Do you submit yourself to God's law? In today's episode, Patrick shares how Judges 15 reminds us of our deep need for our sacrificial King. We love to hear from you all! If you're listening on Spotify, drop a comment below and tell us your biggest takeaway from today's episode. Read the Bible with us in 2025! This year, we’re exploring the Historical Books—Joshua, Judges, 1 & 2 Samuel, and 1 & 2 Kings. Download your reading plan now. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now. Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it so that others can find it, too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter@TenMinuteBibleTalks. Don't forget to subscribe to the TMBT Newsletter here. Passages: Judges 15

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0:00.0	Welcome to 10-minute Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life.
0:08.9	In the time it takes to get to work. I'm Patrick Miller.
0:13.2	Today we're continuing the story of Israel's most famous judge, Samson. But as we'll see,
0:19.7	he was famous for his strength, not his character.
0:22.9	The truth is that as Israel descended deeper and deeper into idolatry, her judges became
0:29.4	more and more morally ambiguous. When we meet him, he's taken a lifelong Nazarite vow.
0:36.3	This was basically a way for a normal person to commit
0:39.6	himself to living like a priest. Normally, these vows were taken for a short period of time,
0:45.4	like seven or even 30 days. But Samson took a Nazarite vow for his entire life. And as a result,
0:51.6	he was not supposed to drink wine or strong alcoholic beverages in the
0:56.5	exact same way a priest wouldn't do that. He wasn't supposed to cut his hair just like a priest.
1:01.2	He wasn't to become ritually impure by touching corpses, bones, graves, or dead animals, just like a
1:08.0	priest. And as Samson's story goes on, he disregards his vow time and time again.
1:14.2	He not only fails to live like a priest, he fails to uphold some of the most basic laws.
1:20.4	For example, in Judges 14, the chapter we went over yesterday, Samson forces his parents to
1:26.5	wed him to a Philistine woman. Now, in the book of
1:29.2	Deuteronomy, Israelites were banned from marrying people who worshipped foreign gods,
1:34.3	like the Philistines. But it's clear that Samson sees himself as not just being above his
1:39.1	Nazarite vows, he thinks he's above Israel's own law. In fact, Samson puts himself above everything and everyone
1:46.7	in the next chapter, Judges 15, today's passage. I rarely read a whole chapter on here, but today's
1:52.8	story is so outrageous, it's worth reading and whole. But here's what I want you to see. Samson is not a judge
1:59.6	who defends Israel. He's a judge who defends his own honor. Samson is not a judge who defends Israel. He's a judge who defends his own
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