JUDGES 15:14 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.”
At Lehi, Philistines shout in triumph, yet the Spirit of Yahweh rushes upon him explosively. The Hebrew uses tzlach, meaning to strip or come loose. The Spirit violently animates him; ropes become like burnt flax. This supernatural intervention transforms captivity into liberation. Yet Samson finds no weapon except a donkey's jawbone—crude instrument suggesting divine provision improvised from detritus, sanctifying the ordinary.
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