Then the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him

 Judges 14:10-20

If you can’t tell me the answer, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.”

 On the fourth day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Coax your husband into explaining the riddle for us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to steal our property?”

Then Samson’s wife threw herself on him, sobbing, “You hate me! You don’t really love me. You’ve given my people a riddle, but you haven’t told me the answer.”

Then the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him. He went down to Ashkelon, struck down thirty of their men, stripped them of everything and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he returned to his father’s home.

Why?

Samson has the power to overcome his enemy but could not defeat his wife's sobbing. And it is the reason he could strike down 30  Philistine men.

The weak of Samson is to do what he likes but does not follow the way of the Lord.

The power of Samson comes upon the Spirit of the Lord.

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參孫本來想占這30人的便宜，但是後來殺死30個非利士人，成就神的作為。

其實這裏沒有以色列人呼求神救他們脫離非利士人手中，表示以色列人與非利士人關係不錯，不覺得被壓迫。參孫所行的本意是不好的事，都是參孫的錯誤，卻造成了神所要的結果。讓非利士人與以色列人對立與衝突。神造成的好處1

參孫發怒上父家了。參孫自己信仰都不好，如果與這女子結婚，他的景況可能更遭。神使用了參孫的私慾要娶外邦女子，連續3個錯誤，阻止參孫繼續犯錯。成就神旨意。運惡事都可以成就神的旨意，更何況我們這信主的人。如本來外邦人在福音沒有份，因猶太人的不信反而讓外邦人信主，反過來讓猶太人回歸神。萬事都在神的手中。

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How?

The right way to following the word of the Lord is to give up our own way, our selfishness.