A sticky situation

by Ben

I read Judges 14 today. A short one.

This is the story of Samson meeting a woman from Timnah (along the way he kills a lion that later has honey coming from the carcass). Anyway, in preparation for marrying her, he holds a feast, which many of her friends come to. At this feast, Samson challenges the attendees with a bet (over linen) that they cannot figure out a riddle:

From the eater came something to eat
From the strong came something sweet

The woman's friends get upset at not being able to figure it out, so they ask her to find out what it is from Samson. After much nagging (I can just picture the scene), he tells her about the lion and the honey. She tells her friends and Samson loses the bet. Subsequently, he goes out and kills many people in order to get the linen to pay off the bet. The woman then leaves him for the best man.


Oh...what a fun story. I don't really get much out of it other than entertainment. Especially as we approach a summer chock-full of weddings, I pray that none of the ceremonies are as eventful as this one!

My prayers go out to all of my friends who are preparing to be wed this summer!