Jeff Cavins

One of the keys to reading the Bible, as we're doing in chronological order, as a narrative, I just want to remind everybody, these are all stories, but they're all part of a story. And that bigger story is the story of salvation history and God's firstborn son among all the nations, Israel. And it is a story of a covenant relationship with God and

One of the keys to reading the Bible, as we're doing in chronological order, as a narrative, I just want to remind everybody, these are all stories, but they're all part of a story. And that bigger story is the story of salvation history and God's firstborn son among all the nations, Israel. And it is a story of a covenant relationship with God and

One of the keys to reading the Bible, as we're doing in chronological order, as a narrative, I just want to remind everybody, these are all stories, but they're all part of a story. And that bigger story is the story of salvation history and God's firstborn son among all the nations, Israel. And it is a story of a covenant relationship with God and

And what we see in Samson is certainly great stories. It's almost entertaining. But what we see is a microcosm of the macro reality of Israel. In other words, what is happening to Samson individually is really happening to the nation. And that is, they're supposed to be separate, holy unto the Lord, as it said back in Leviticus.

And what we see in Samson is certainly great stories. It's almost entertaining. But what we see is a microcosm of the macro reality of Israel. In other words, what is happening to Samson individually is really happening to the nation. And that is, they're supposed to be separate, holy unto the Lord, as it said back in Leviticus.

And what we see in Samson is certainly great stories. It's almost entertaining. But what we see is a microcosm of the macro reality of Israel. In other words, what is happening to Samson individually is really happening to the nation. And that is, they're supposed to be separate, holy unto the Lord, as it said back in Leviticus.

And what they're doing is they're getting entangled with the Philistines, the neighboring nations. And what makes Israel strong is their uniqueness in their covenant relationship. And when he meets Delilah, what does she go after? She makes you so unique? What makes you so different? And then he starts toying with sin here. And in a sin, but then he's going to do something that really is serious.

And what they're doing is they're getting entangled with the Philistines, the neighboring nations. And what makes Israel strong is their uniqueness in their covenant relationship. And when he meets Delilah, what does she go after? She makes you so unique? What makes you so different? And then he starts toying with sin here. And in a sin, but then he's going to do something that really is serious.

And what they're doing is they're getting entangled with the Philistines, the neighboring nations. And what makes Israel strong is their uniqueness in their covenant relationship. And when he meets Delilah, what does she go after? She makes you so unique? What makes you so different? And then he starts toying with sin here. And in a sin, but then he's going to do something that really is serious.

He's going to actually give the secret and not only give the secret to Delilah, but he's going to give up the secret, which is his covenant faithfulness. And his hair is a demonstration of that. It is a metaphor in a sense. And she cuts his hair. He loses his strength. And a lot of people, they want to look at this as a simple children's story. What was Samson's strength? Oh, it was his hair.

He's going to actually give the secret and not only give the secret to Delilah, but he's going to give up the secret, which is his covenant faithfulness. And his hair is a demonstration of that. It is a metaphor in a sense. And she cuts his hair. He loses his strength. And a lot of people, they want to look at this as a simple children's story. What was Samson's strength? Oh, it was his hair.

He's going to actually give the secret and not only give the secret to Delilah, but he's going to give up the secret, which is his covenant faithfulness. And his hair is a demonstration of that. It is a metaphor in a sense. And she cuts his hair. He loses his strength. And a lot of people, they want to look at this as a simple children's story. What was Samson's strength? Oh, it was his hair.

No, it wasn't. Because if it was in high school, I could have whipped all of you. But But it was what it stood for, and it stood for the covenant faithfulness. And when you lose covenant faithfulness, you become weak, you become blind, and you become like all the other nations. And we see this even in the book of Revelation, which we're going to get at the end of the year.

No, it wasn't. Because if it was in high school, I could have whipped all of you. But But it was what it stood for, and it stood for the covenant faithfulness. And when you lose covenant faithfulness, you become weak, you become blind, and you become like all the other nations. And we see this even in the book of Revelation, which we're going to get at the end of the year.

No, it wasn't. Because if it was in high school, I could have whipped all of you. But But it was what it stood for, and it stood for the covenant faithfulness. And when you lose covenant faithfulness, you become weak, you become blind, and you become like all the other nations. And we see this even in the book of Revelation, which we're going to get at the end of the year.

in that all seven churches, they lost their usefulness in the world drama. And they weren't faithful. They weren't faithful. So this is a huge lesson with Samson that you're going to be going through. And I really, really encourage people to take a look at their own life.

in that all seven churches, they lost their usefulness in the world drama. And they weren't faithful. They weren't faithful. So this is a huge lesson with Samson that you're going to be going through. And I really, really encourage people to take a look at their own life.

in that all seven churches, they lost their usefulness in the world drama. And they weren't faithful. They weren't faithful. So this is a huge lesson with Samson that you're going to be going through. And I really, really encourage people to take a look at their own life.

We are. We become just like everybody else. And what you were describing just a moment ago, the church has a name for it, and it is very dangerous, and it's called presumption. And that is that I presume that God will be there even if I commit this sin. But there comes a time where it was your last day. It was your last day on earth. You didn't know that, that it was your last day on earth.

We are. We become just like everybody else. And what you were describing just a moment ago, the church has a name for it, and it is very dangerous, and it's called presumption. And that is that I presume that God will be there even if I commit this sin. But there comes a time where it was your last day. It was your last day on earth. You didn't know that, that it was your last day on earth.