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Week 11. Day 4. Judges 13-16.

Samson was a Nazirite, which meant

1.No razor was allowed to be used on his hair - it must be left long

2.He was not allowed alcohol

3.He was not allowed contact with the dead

As you read the story, look for how Samson broke all of these vows. Sometimes this is very explicit in the text, sometimes more implicit (‘feast’ in 14:10 indicates a drinking feast, and look at how often Samson finds himself in a vineyard!)

Note in Ch 14 Samson’s wife was ‘right in his eyes’ (14:3, 7) What does this remind you of?

Notice Samson’s deceit in not telling his parents what he has done (14:6, 9).

NOTE: Days 1-5 of each week contain the scripture reading for that week. Day 6 has just the 'key chapters'. If you want a briefer version of this plan that still takes you through the whole Bible, you could just read the key chapters featured on day 6. Day 7 has the podcast video where we discuss the week's reading.