Samson (the sunlight) went to down to Timnah (the allotted place) where he saw a woman that he wanted to marry; She was a Philistine (one who crawls in the dust).
Jesus (the light of the world) came to world where sin had to be dealt with and He found a portion of mankind that was zealous for God. Even though they were an enemy of God because of their sin, He loved them and desired to be joined with them for eternity.
God used Samson to confront Israel’s enemy which was ruling over her.
God sent His Son (the light of the world) to confront mankind with the truth that sin and death (darkness) have ruled over him since the fall.
Samson (the light) went to a woman who was not one of his own race.
The Son of God left everything behind in heaven so that He could come down to be with man.
As he, and his mother and father, approached the vineyards a lion attacked.
Wine is typically used as a symbol of blood as in the Lord's supper. As He approached the cross to pour out His blood as a drink offering, Jesus went up against Satan (the roaring lion).
Samson killed the lion while his parents were not present.
While He was all alone (abandoned by His Father and having given up His Spirit), Jesus overcame Satan --the one who had been given the power over sin and death.
He met and liked the Philistine woman.
By living among us and dying for us, Jesus demonstrated the magnitude of His love for us.
Samson returned later to marry the woman.
Jesus has promised that He will return at the proper time. He will gather together all who put their faith in Him.
He will also gather those who did not put their trust in Him.
He had taken sweet honey away from stinging bees and out of the roaring lion. And he gave some to his parents.
The good news (the gospel) is that by His death, Jesus has overcome Satan and redeemed man from the power of sin (the law) and the sting of death. He did this in order to make eternal life available to all who put their faith in Him.
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!" (Matthew 17:5)
Samson held a seven day wedding feast with his father to honor his marriage. Guests were invited and clothing was offered as a reward for answering his riddle.
The riddle of Samson is an allegory of the gospel of Christ Jesus. There will be a seven year period: a wedding celebration for some and tribulation for others. (Days and years are frequently interchanged in Bible prophecy.) Jesus described the wedding in one of the parables.
Being clothed in righteousness is the reward for answering Christ's call to salvation through the gospel.
Half way through the seven day feast, the guests began to pressure his wife to get the answer to the riddle.
At the mid point of the seven year tribulation, those who are religious will be pressured to join the rest of the world.
At the end of the feast’s seventh day, Samson revealed the meaning of the riddle to his wife.
At the end of the tribulation’s seventh year, Jesus will reveal the destiny of those who have not received His gospel. Their destiny will be participating as losers in the great battle of Armageddon.
At Ashkelon (the place where value is determined) Samson offered free clothing for correctly responding to his riddle.
Jesus will test men's hearts to see they have received His gospel. Those who received it will be freely clothed in His righteousness.
Samson gave the guests other men’s clothes rather than his because they were deceitful
An earthly "reward" --praise from men, not from God-- is all that is available for doing evil.
Samson’s wife was left at her father’s house; and her father gave her to a "friend."
During the tribulation, the religious --the Prostitute described in Revelation chapters 17 and 19-- will be left with leadership (the kings of the earth). Those kings will give her to what will appear to be a friend of God, but he will actually be the anti-Christ (the Beast).
Samson avenged his wife’s persecution by destroying the Philistines’ crops.
Jesus will destroy the world's main source of income.
The Philistines were angry and burned the woman and her father so Samson retaliated viciously.
The anti-Christ (the beast) will persecute religious mankind (the prostitute.).
Samson then stayed in a cave at Etam (where the birds prey).
Jesus will stand back and have all of the the anti-Christ’s work destroyed.
The Philistines convinced the men of Judah to help in their plot against Samson, but the plot failed.
The Anti-Christ will deceive lost mankind through miraculous signs to cause them to fight against Jesus. But the anti-Christ will lose that war.
He took a fresh jawbone of a donkey and killed 1,000 of them and he called the name of the place "Worship place of the Jawbone."
The simple word of the gospel (spoken with the jaw of one who recently died --Jesus) will be the downfall of many.
Samson was thirsty after the battle and God gave him water from a spring (the voice of one calling) at Lehi (the hollow of the jaw) to bring back his strength.
When the fighting is over, Jesus and all who have trusted in Him will drink living water.
Samson led Israel for 20 years.
There will be a millennial (1,000 year) reign of Jesus upon the earth after the battle of Armageddon.
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