Published by Vince Baker Ministries ·
“That he told her all his heart, and said unto her, There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I have been a Nazarite unto God from my mother’s womb: if I be shaven, then my strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man.”
Judges 16:17 · KJV
What did the angel tell Samson’s mother?
Before Samson’s birth, the angel said that no razor was to come upon his head and that he would begin to deliver Israel from the Philistines. Numbers 6 explains the general Nazirite practice, while Judges 13 describes Samson’s particular calling from birth. His hair was a public and bodily sign of belonging to God for a purpose.
Why does the prison scene end with a prayer?
Judges reports that his hair began to grow again. Near the end he calls on the Lord to remember him and strengthen him. The story shows a captive man directly asking God for strength. Reading the prayer beside the growing hair keeps the sign and the source in their proper places.
Examine the sign and what it represents
Identify a habit that expresses your devotion to God. Ask how your choices can keep the outward practice connected to an inward commitment to Him.
Read the Scripture passages
- Judges 16:17 · KJV
- Numbers 6:1-8 · KJV
- Judges 13:3-5 · KJV
- Judges 14:5-6 · KJV
- Judges 15:14 · KJV
- Judges 16:16-31 · KJV
