The Lifter of My Head
Psalm 3:3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. We will be studying Judges 15 today, go ahead and read the chapter and I will give a brief overview. It is at the time of wheat harvest and Samson goes to acquire his wife the Timnite and brings a young goat. The young goat is a customary gift and dates back to Genesis 38:17, remember the story of Tamar and Judah? The young goat has been very instrumental and symbolic with the Israelites, remember the Passover in Egypt? His father says, "Huh, you can't go to her, she is now with your friend. You didn't want her anymore." Samson is full of rage and frustration, and we know enough about his character so far, do you think he has good anger management skills?...nuh uh. Who can he blame, who can he direct his anger toward....the Philestines. Did I mention already it is wheat harvest. Can you forsee the trouble ahead. We can now add another charac...