Delilah's Profile ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A person's greatest accomplishment may well be
helping others accomplish great things. Likewise, a person's greatest failure
may be preventing others from achieving greatness. Delilah played a minor role
in Samson's life, but her effect was devastating, for she influenced him to
betray his special calling from God. Motivated by greed, Delilah used her
persistence to wear down Samson. His infatuation with her made Samson a
vulnerable target. For all his physical strength, he was no match for her, and
he paid a great price for giving in to her. Delilah is never mentioned again in
the Bible. Her unfaithfulness to Samson brought ruin to him and to her people. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Strength and Accomplishment: * Persistent when faced with obstacles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Weaknesses and Mistakes: * Valued money more than relationships ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lessons From Her Life: * We need to be careful to place our trust only in people who are trustworthy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vital Statistics * Where: Valley of Sorek ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Key Verse: "With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was tired to death. So he told her everything" (Judges 16:16, 17). |