And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
He was extremely thirsty and cried out to the LORD, saying, 'You have given this great victory to me, your servant. But now am I going to die of thirst and fall into the hands of these godless enemies?'
Samson desperately calls out to God after his great victory, worried that he might die of thirst and be captured by his enemies.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, Samson was a judge raised by God to deliver Israel from the oppression of the Philistines, a powerful enemy nation. After Samson achieved a great victory by defeating a thousand Philistines with a jawbone, he found himself exhausted and desperately thirsty in the desert, leading him to cry out to God for help. This event highlights Samson's vulnerability despite his strength, as God then miraculously provided water from a rock to sustain him.
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