I believe that we can learn enough from Samson’s life to avoid making his mistakes. Samson’s story begins in Judges 13. Because the Israelites had been unfaithful to God, God let them fall under the rule of their enemies, the Philistines. But after the Israelites had served as Philistine subjects for forty years, God essentially said, “I think you’ve had enough, Israel. I’m raising up a man, Samson, who will deliver you from your bondage.” This example reminds us that when God does something on earth,