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LESSON 652: Samson’s Inordinate Affection MEMORY VERSE: “Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines, And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleased me well” – Judges 14:3 TEXT: Judges 14:1-20

SUMMARY (1) The preceding chapter tells about the story of Samson, the last of the deliverers recorded in the book of Judges: The birth of Samson, like that of our Lord Jesus and John the Baptist, was announced by an angel of God. Today’s study, Samson had a God ordained ministry but marred it with a character defect. Through inordinate affection he went into compromise with the heathen And we also study how believers can overcome inordinate affection

SUMMARY (2) For anyone controlled by God and His laws to seek to enter a lifelong marriage relationship with another who is controlled by Satan is suicidal. It is clear that a holy calling with an unholy marriage relationship do not match. Apart from the angelic visitation that introduced his ministry, the spirit of the Lord came upon him to confirm, empower for extraordinary exploits. The devil being compared to a roaring lion, believers will do themselves good not only to get saved and sanctified but also to be baptized with the Pentecostal power. We see that his alliance with the Philistine in marriage plunged him into the heathen practice of riddle. The manner in which he lost the wife also showed that anger was a problem in his life.

DISCUSSION

QUESTION 1 (1) Why did God warn the children of Israël against marrying the heathen? Deuteronomy 7:3,4 Exodus 34:12-14

QUESTION 2 What lessons can believers learn from Samson’s moral weakness? II Corinthians 6:14

QUESTION 3 (a) Mention some bible characters that went outside God’s will and the consequences of their action? Genesis 12:10-13 II Chronicles 18:1,2,31 II Timothy 4:10

QUESTION 4 How can a believer overcome inordinate affection in his/her life? I Thessalonians 5:22 Romans 12:1,2 Colossians 3:1,2,5 Psalm 119:9,11

CONCLUSIONS Christians should pray for grace to obey all revealed will of God They must be watchful and wise becuase doing exploits for the Lord is one thing and preparing to go to heaven is another. Pray for God’s grace and mercy to serve him in holiness and righteusness all the days of your life

TIME TO PRAY!