All of a sudden we see Samson in prayer.

It's the first time and the only time that we see Samson in prayer.

In that foolish soul of Samson lay the embers of faith in Yahweh.

And the last thing that Samson did was the best thing that he did.

He delivers Israel from their enemies by sacrificing himself.

How is it that Samson, a man whose life was filled with vices and sin,

finds himself in the whole of faith in Hebrews 11?

Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham and thanks for joining us for renewing your mind.

This week, Ligonier Teaching Fellow Dr. Derek Thomas has been sharing messages

from his new series, Imprisoned Faith in All Circumstances.

Today, he looks at Samson and will discover why he's recorded there in Hebrews 11

and also learns him important lessons not only from his life, but also from his death.

He is Dr. Derek Thomas.

Well, hello again and we are in number two in the series of characters in Scripture

who found themselves imprisoned and today's character is Samson.

And we are in Judges 16 and again, I'm not going to read all 31 verses of Judges 16,

but I'm going to pick it up at verse 27 and we read,

Now the house was full of men and women, all the lords of the Philistines were there,

and on the roof there were about 3,000 men and women who looked on while Samson entertained.

Then Samson called to the Lord and said,

Oh Lord God, please remember me and please strengthen me only this once.

Oh God, that I may be avenged on the Philistines for my two eyes,

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