In this video listen to Judges 16 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

In Judges 16 the saga of Samson concludes in this chapter where we see a picture of Christ. Even Samson as weak as he was, illustrated to us the power of grace at work in lives as weak as our own. The Philistines almost trap Samson in Gaza, but he rips off the city gates and deposits them close to Hebron. The distance from Gaza to Hebron is no less than 60 kilometres according to Google maps.

There is also a difference in elevation of 916 meters, so the gates of the city are removed to such an extent they are not recoverable. God has removed the thing which blocks us and traps us so completely that it is impossible for the evil one to contain us, whilever we are in Christ. Samson’s feat is a picture of the work of Christ, carrying the cross up the  ...