Sunday, March 26, 2006

Samson

Samson is a wild character. You can read all the stories from his birth until his death in Judges 13-16.

I think of him as the Tasmanian Devil from the Bugs Bunny cartoons. He sees something and he wants it. He has a weakness for women and all of the ones he desires are members of the nation that is oppressing his people. He has a tendency to act first and, well, not even ask questions later. He proves himself to be not too bright by telling a riddle that is not really a riddle; and he can't seem to keep a secret.

In the end, he becomes a suicide terrorist. Read the passage for yourself here

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