And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other,
His hair grew back, a sign that God accepted him again as a Nazarite after his repentance, extraordinary and deliberate. The Philistines, confident in his blindness, never guarded against it, little knowing God was preparing him to strike one final blow for the honour of his name and the ruin of His enemies.
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Commenting on Judges 16:22-31
And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars, upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up,.... Some have objected, that a building so large and so capacious as this was could not be supported by two pillars, and those placed in the middle, and so near to each other that Samson could lay hold on them; on which it has...
Jdg 16:29-30 After he had prayed to the Lord for strength for this last great deed, he embraced the two middle pillars upon which the building was erected, leant upon them, one with his right hand, the other with the left (viz., embracing them with his hands, as these words also belong to ילפּת), and said, “let my soul die with the Philistines.” He then...
Commenting on Judges 16:29-30