Samson in the Bible had superhuman strength, and this strength was connected to his hair.

His parents were told by Yahweh to never cut his hair, and Samson was raised to know that he must never let a razor touch his head.

For anyone who knows the story, it isn't Samson's hair that gives him strength, but Yahweh.

There's no one else in the Bible that Yahweh showed this specific type of favor towards. Samson was like a precursor to Superman. Only he

wasn't an alien. He was human. The strongest human in the history of mankind. This kind of

makes Samson a superhero.

Welcome to the Ghost and You podcast, a podcast about the weird, the wonderful, and the terrifying

in the Bible. I'm Diane Student, your guide and host on this strange journey through the Bible.

Episode 23, Samson the Superhero.

Music Episode 23, Samson the Superhero. I remember growing up, a lot of you probably do to, the flannel boards that we had in Sunday school.

And I always loved the story of Samson.

And you always imagine him as this really big, bulky, tall, strong guy.

We really don't have a description of Samson.

We don't know what he really looked like.

I've seen different videos on YouTube where people are saying, Samson versus Goliath and who would win? And I always think that's

like you're comparing apples to oranges, because Samson was human, wholly human, whereas Goliath,

we believe he was a Nephilim, so he was part human, part angel. So you really can't compare the two. And really, Samson, up against the nephalum, maybe he would win. I don't know. But it would be pretty tough. And the thing that's always interested me about Samson is that he was very flawed. God

liked to use flawed humans. And that's one of the really great things about God is that it doesn't matter

if you're flawed, he can still use you to do great things. There have been countless stories of

superheroes through the centuries. Legends and myths tell stories of men and women with super strength.

Superman is probably the most famous superhero in the world. He was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster,

and was introduced to the world in Action Comics No. 1 that released in June 1938.

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