Samson Kills a Lion and Finds Honeyby CBPepper

Judges 14:12

And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

The riddle offer belongs to the account of Samson's marriage to a Philistine woman, a choice that joined him to Israel's enemies. In that choice he let personal desire overrule his duty to honor God. His history proves that physical strength does not ensure self-control, for he yielded to passion rather than relying on God. The path he chose ended in shame and disaster and death.