- rent him:
- Now it is not intimated that he did this by his own natural strength; but by the supernatural strength communicated by the Spirit of the Lord coming mightily upon him; which strength was not at his own command, but was, by the will of God, attached to his hair and nazarate. "And he smoteª° them hipª andª thighª with a greatª slaughter:ª and he went downª° and dweltª° in the topª of the rockª Etam.ª" {Jdg 15:8} + "And he foundª° a newª jawboneª of an ass,ª and put forthª° his hand,ª and tookª° it, and slewª° a thousandª menª therewith." {Jdg 15:15} + "And Samsonª said,ª° Let me¹ dieª°² with¹ the Philistines.ª And he bowedª° himself with [all his] might;ª and the houseª fellª° upon¹ the lords,ª and upon¹ all¹ the peopleª that¹ [were] therein. So the deadª° which¹ he slewª° at his deathª were¹ moreª than [they] which¹¹ he slewª° in his life.ª" {Jdg 16:30} + "And Davidª saidª° unto¹ Saul,ª Thy servantª keptª°¹ his father'sª sheep,ª and there cameª° a lion,ª and a bear,ª and tookª° a lambª°² out of the flock:ª¹ ... Davidª saidª° moreover, The LORDª that¹ deliveredª° me out of the pawª¹ of the lion,ª and out of the pawª¹ of the bear,ª he¹ will deliverª° me out of the handª¹ of this¹ Philistine.ª And Saulª saidª° unto¹ David,ª Go,²°¹ and the LORDª be¹ with¹ thee." {1Sm 17:34-37} + "This¹ dayª will the LORDª deliverª° thee into mine hand;ª and I will smiteª° thee, and takeª°¹ thine headª from¹¹ thee; and I will giveª° the carcasesª of the hostª of the Philistinesª this¹ dayª unto the fowlsª of the air,ª and to the wild beastsª of the earth;ª that all¹ the earthª may knowª° that¹ there isª a Godª in Israel.ª" {1Sm 17:46} + "Then he answeredª° and spakeª° unto¹ me, saying,ª° This¹ [is] the wordª of the LORDª unto¹ Zerubbabel,ª saying,ª° Not¹ by might,ª nor¹ by power,ª but¹¹ by my spirit,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Zch 4:6} + "He that committethª° sinª isª° ofª the¹ devil;ª forª the¹ devilª sinnethª° fromª the beginning.ª Forª this purposeª the¹ Sonª of Godª was manifested,ª° thatª he might destroyª° the¹ worksª of the¹ devil.ª" {1Jn 3:8}
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