Judges 16:12-15 The Cost of Sin!

 ”So Delilah took new ropes, tied him up with them, and called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But while the men were hidden in her room, he snapped the ropes off his arms like they were threads.“

‭‭Judges‬ ‭16‬:‭12‬ ‭BSB‬‬

”Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man. ”“ ‭‭Judges‬ ‭16‬:‭13‬ ‭BSB‬‬

“Delilah obviously cared nothing for Samson. His continued commitment to her is a remarkable testimony to the power of blind, irresponsible love.” (Guzik)

”So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web. Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web.“

‭‭Judges‬ ‭16‬:‭14‬ ‭BSB‬‬

”“How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”“

‭‭Judges‬ ‭16‬:‭15‬ ‭BSB‬‬

“Tragically, Samson’s heart was with Delilah. Her accusation was a manipulative projection of her own heart, which was not with Samson.” (Guzik)

When we study these verses in hindsight we have to wonder, what the heck was wrong with Samson? Why was he so blind to Delilah’s intentions?

Was his conscience seared? 

Proverbs 6:27 asks a rhetorical question to illustrate the consequences of adultery: “Can a man scoop fire into his lap / without his clothes being burned?” To paraphrase the question in relation to false teaching, “Can an apostate dispense the fiery lies of hell without his conscience being seared?”

( https://www.gotquestions.org/seared-conscience.html )

Has sin cost you more than you were willing to pay?

Blessings