What does it profit you to gain the world
… and lose your life?
This series of Bible studies seeks to retell the stories of women who were divinely called and empowered to do great things. Many of them rose to the occasion, and a few very famously did not. Often, the tragedies and triumphs in their lives are missed, and their stories are told from perspectives other than with the honor and dignity they deserve.
After excavating their narratives from millennia of obfuscation, now meet the freshly restored, valiant, vivid (and sometimes villainous) women of the Bible.
Delilah: Philistine Power
She was easily the richest and most powerful person in the region. All five Philistine princes came in person to seek her aid in bringing down their greatest foe, Israel’s champion and judge, Samson.
It took the wealth of all their city-states combined to convince her.
But she was the best … and she delivered the goods.
This thirty-page book includes the retelling of Delilah’s story, a fifteen-question Bible study, and link to a twenty-minute multi-media presentation of Delilah’s tumultuous tale. With the world at her feet and more treasure than a caravan of camels could hold, Delilah still missed the one thing this life has to offer: eternity with God.
Generally Painted with Red Lipstick and Lascivious Looks
“A staggering story of strength … And seduction … of the mightiest mortal who ever lived!” so claimed a poster touting Cecil B. DeMille’s masterpiece theater, “Samson and Delilah.” “A story as timeless and tumultuous as the violent age it spreads before you,” claimed another poster, quoting from Judges 16, “And the lords of the Philistines said unto Delilah, “entice him …”
But was Delilah really a seductress who toyed with the trusting Samson’s heart, and finally succeeded in deceiving him?
Was Samson really just a sweet, unsuspecting hero who got double-crossed by the love of his life?
Or is there more to this account than past commentators have acknowledged?
Nearly forty free Bible studies on a woman in the scriptures are available through signing up to the newsletter below. What’s included:
- Access to all the Bible studies that have been made available so far.
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