Judges 16 Resources

Chart from recommended resource Jensen's Survey of the OT - used by permission
Chart on Judges - Charles Swindoll

RECYCLING SIN (The High Cost of Compromise)
Jdg 1:1-3:6	Jdg 3:7-16:31				Jdg 17:1-21:25
Introduction	History of the Judges				Appendix
Causes of the Cycles THE REASON	Curse of the Cycles THE RECORD				Conditions in the Cycles THE RESULTS
Failure to Complete Conquest Jdg 1:1-36 God's Judgment for Failure Jdg 2:1-3:6	Curse of the Cycles				Conditions in the Cycles
Living with Canaanites	War with the Canaanites				Living Like the Canaanites
Religious Laxity	Political Uncertainty				Moral Anarchy
About 350 Years of Israel's History - Almost 25%! From Compromise to Confusion!

A TIMELINE OF ISRAEL'S HISTORY "in the days when the JUDGES governed" (Note: All dates are approximations & time gaps NOT to scale)
Exodus	40 Years	Israel Enters Canaan	JUDGES	Saul	David		Messiah
Redemption from Slavery	Wilderness Wandering	Canaan Conquered Joshua Dies	LIGHT of book of RUTH Shines forth in Dark Days of Judges	To obey is better than sacrifice	Man after God's Own Heart		The Lamb that was slain
--	40 yrs	~24 yrs	350+ yrs	40 yrs	40 yrs		Forever
MESSIAH'S LINE		To Salmon was born Boaz by Rahab	To Boaz was born Obed by Ruth	To Obed was born Jesse	To Jesse was born David the King		Jesus Christ the Lord
1445BC	1445 -1405	1405 -1381	1381-1051	1051-1011	1011-971		4AD

Another Timeline of Israel's History
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from Jensen's Survey of the OT

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• Judges 13 Devotionals and Illustrations
• Judges 14 Devotionals and Illustrations
• Judges 15 Devotionals and Illustrations
• Judges 16 Devotionals and Illustrations

PAUL APPLE (RECOMMENDED)

• Judges Commentary (260 pages)

KAY ARTHUR

• Judges 13-16 Beware of Being Weary

BIBLE FOR HOME AND SCHOOL

• Judges 16

ALBERT BARNES

• Judges 13 
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

JOSEPH BENSON

• Judges 13
• Judges 14
• Judges 15
• Judges 16

BIBLICAL ILLUSTRATOR

• Judges 13 
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

JOSH BLACK - sermon notes

• Judges 16:1-31 The Secret of Strength

JIM BOMKAMP - sermon notes

• Judges 14-15 Samson Seeks A Philistine Wife And Then Exacts Revenge
• Judges 16 Story Of Samson's Demise: Samson And Delilah

GEORGE BUSH

• Judges Commentary 13, 14, 15, 16 -

CAMBRIDGE BIBLE COMMENTARY - John James Lias

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

CAMBRIDGE BIBLE FOR SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

RICH CATHERS - sermon notes

• Judges 13-15 Notes 
• Judges 16-18
• Judges 16:4-21

ALAN CARR - sermon notes

• Judges 13:1-25 A Judge is Born
• Judges 14:1-9 All the Signs Point to Danger
• Judges 14:10-20 A Gambler's Tale 
• Judges 15:1-8 The Bitter Taste of Sweet Revenge
• Judges 15:9-17 Samson the Jilted Judge
• Judges 15:18-20 Samson's Finest Hour
• Judges 16:1-3 Samson and the Shady Lady
• Judges 16:4-21 The Stories of Samson and Delilah
• Judges 16:21-31 The Restoration of a Fallen Hero
• Judges 16:16-30 The Prison Of His Purifications
• Judges 16:20-31 The High Cost Of Low Living
• Judges 16:16-30 The Prison Of His Purifications
• Judges 16:20-31 The High Cost Of Low Living

ADAM CLARKE

• Judges 13
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

DAVE COLBURN

• Judges 13-21 The Life of Samson

CENTURY BIBLE COMMENTARY

• Judges 13
• Judges 14
• Judges 15
• Judges 16

THOMAS CONSTABLE

• Judges 13
• Judges 14
• Judges 15
• Judges 16

W A CRISWELL - sermon notes

• Judges 13:25 Moved By The Spirit (or here)
• Judges 13-16 Samson Agonistes

KAY DAIGLE

• Judges 13:1-16:31 Don't Waste God's Gifts

RON DANIEL - sermon notes

• Judges 13-16 Samson 

BOB DEFFINBAUGH - sermon notes

• Judges 13:1-25 Samson's Silver Spoon 
• Judges 14-15 The Lion, the Wench, and the Wardrobe
• Judges 16 Samson Brings Down the House 

JOHN DUMMELOW

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

DAN DUNCAN - sermons

• Judges 13 - Mp3's only
• Judges 14 - Mp3's only
• Judges 15 - Mp3's only
• Judges 16:1-22 - Mp3's only
• Judges 16:23-31 - Mp3's only

CHARLES ELLICOTT -  COMMENTARY FOR ENGLISH READERS

• Judges 13 

EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE COMMENTARY -  R A WATSON

• Judges 13:1-18 - The Angel in the Field
• Judges 13:24-14:20 - Samson Plunging Into Life 

EXPOSITOR'S DICTIONARY OF TEXTS

• Judges 13

A R FAUSSET

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

F C FENSHAM - sermon notes

• Judges 16:19 The Shaving of Samson: A Note on Judges 16:19

DON FORTNER- sermon notes

• Judges 13 Samson as a Type of Christ
• Judges 14:1 Samson and Me - A Picture of Christ

JAMES FREEMAN

• Betrothal and Marriage
• Riddles
• Grinding, A Punishment
• Dagon
• Sports Witnessed from the Roof
• The Middle Pillars

A C GAEBELEIN

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

JOHN GILL

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

GOSPEL COALITION

• The Gospel Coalition - Mp3's on Judges

GOTQUESTIONS

• Judges 13-16 What can we learn from the life of Samson?  (Fausset's article)
• Judges 16 Who was Delilah in the Bible? (Fausset's article)
• Judges 16 What should we learn from the account of Samson and Delilah?
• Judges 16:5-19 What was the source of Samson's strength?

L M GRANT

• Comments on the Book of Judges 

SCOTT GRANT- sermon notes

• Judges 13 Watch and Worship 
• Judges 14 See, Want, Take
• Judges 15 The Sacred Path
• Judges 16:1-22 Restless Heart
• Judges 16:23-31 Bringing Down the House

JAMES GRAY

• Judges 13 Commentary - James Gray

JOE GUGLIELMO - sermon notes

• Judges 13-14
• Judges 15-16

DAVE GUZIK

• Judges 13
• Judges 14
• Judges 15
• Judges 16

JAMES HASTINGS

• Judges 16:20 Unconscious Loss - over 20 pages!

DAVE HATCHER- sermon notes

• Judges 13:1-7
• Judges 13:8-25
• Judges 14
• Judges 15
• Judges 16

VANCE HAVNER

• Judges 14 - Nothing in His Hand - from Road to Revival

ROBERT HAWKER

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

JESSE HENDLEY

• Judges 16:22 Growing Hair on Bald Heads

MATTHEW HENRY 

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

HOLMAN PUBLISHING

• Holman Christian Standard Bible -Study Bible

DAVID HOLWICK - sermon notes

• Judges 13:2- 5 Samson - The Tragedy of an Undisciplined Life 
• Judges 14 Samson
• Judges 16:18-30 Samson - The Cost of Compromise

HOMILETICAL COMMENTARY 

• Judges 13
• Judges 14
• Judges 15
• Judges 16

JODI HOOPER

• Judges 13-15 

INTERNATIONAL CRITICAL COMMENTARY

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary

JAMIESON, FAUSSET, BROWN COMMENTARY

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• The Shaving of Samson: A Note on Judges 16:19 - F C Fensham
• Enigma Variations: Aspects of the Samson Story Judges 13-16 - Mark Greene
• The Symbolism of the Lion and the Bees: Another Ironic Twist in the Samson Cycle - Martin Emmrich

• The Failure of the Family in Judges, Pt 2: Samson - Michael J Smith

KEIL & DELITZSCH COMMENTARY

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

WILLIAM KELLY

• Judges - Lectures on the book of Judges

JOHN KITTO

• Judges 13 - Pictorial Bible
• Judges 13 - Daily Bible Illustrations - The Nazarite
• Judges 14 - Pictorial Bible
• Judges 14:1-10 - Daily Bible Illustrations - The Lion
• Judges 14:11-19 - Daily Bible Illustrations - The Riddle
• Judges 15 - Pictorial Bible
• Judges 15:1-7 - Daily Bible Illustrations - The Foxes
• Judges 15-16:3 - Daily Bible Illustrations - The Gate
• Judges 15-16- Daily Bible Illustrations - Retrospect
• Judges 16 - Pictorial Bible
• Judges 15-16:3 - Daily Bible Illustrations - The Gate
• Judges 16:4-18 - Daily Bible Illustrations - The Beguilement
• Judges 16:19-21 - Daily Bible Illustrations - The Secret
• Judges 16:21-31 - Daily Bible Illustrations - The Avengement

KEITH KRELL - sermon notes

• Judges 13:1-16:31 A Saved Soul, A Wasted Life

PAUL KRETZMAN

• Judges 13 Commentary 

LANGE'S COMMENTARY - PAULUS CASSEL

• Judges 13

DAVID LEGGE - sermon notes

• Judges 13 Samson, The Promising Start
• Judges 14 Samson, The Broken Vows
• Judges 15 Samson, The Vengeful Victor
• Judges 16 Samson, The Lustful Loser
• Judges 16 Samson, The Blind Visionary

ALEXANDER MACLAREN - sermon notes

• Judges 16:3 Our Champion
• Judges 16:21-31 Strength Profaned and Lost

MAPS AND IMAGES

• Judges Pictures - 66 images
• Judges 13-16 Samson and Delilah - Google Pictures
• Judges 13-16 Samson -clipart Page 2 Page 3 Page 4
• The Period of the Judges (or here) - Map
• Judges of Israel - with captions and locations - map
• Samson the the Philistines - Map
• Samson slaying of lion, et al - Gustave Dore
• Judges Map and Timeline - Steve Rudd
• The Period of the Judges - click to enlarge - Map
• Judges 16 Map of the Philistine Valley of Sorek - Map
• Philistine Cities and Expansion- Map

J VERNON MCGEE - Mp3's

• Joshua, Judges, Ruth - Notes and Outlines - Pdf
• Judges 13:1-2
• Judges 13:3-23
• Judges 13:24-2
• Judges 14:1-9
• Judges 14:10-2
• Judges 15:1-20
• Judges 16:1-9
• Judges 16:10-26
• Judges 16:27-31

F B MEYER

• Judges 13:23 - F B Meyer
• Judges 13 Through the Bible Day by Day
• Judges 14 Through the Bible Day by Day
• Judges 15 Through the Bible Day by Day
• Judges 16 Through the Bible Day by Day
• Judges 13 The Birth of Samson 
• Judges 14 Commentary - Samson's Marriage Feast
• Judges 15 Commentary -The Jawbone of an Ass
• Judges 16 Commentary - Delilah
• Judges 14:14
• Judges 15:18
• Judges 16:20

MIDDLETOWN BIBLE

• Judges 13-16 Weak Samson (simple study) 

JEFFREY MILLER

• Judges 13:1-25 God Conquers Our Terms and Conditions (Manoah)

J MIKE MINNIX

• Judges 16 Dying on the Sunny Side

G CAMPBELL MORGAN

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

HENRY MORRIS - Defender's Study Bible Notes

• Judges 13:1 hands of the Philistines
• Judges 13:5 Nazarite unto God
• Judges 13:18 secret
• Judges 13:22 have seen God
• Judges 13:25 move him at times
• Judges 14:1 in Timnath
• Judges 14:8 carcase of the lion
• Judges 14:14 riddle
• Judges 15:4 three hundred foxes
• Judges 15:19 came water thereout
• Judges 16:1 went in unto her
• Judges 16:17 if I be shaven
• Judges 16:21 did grind
• Judges 16:23 Dagon their god.
• Judges 16:25 between the pillars
• Judges 16:30 the house fell
• Judges 17:1 man of Mount Ephraim
• Judges 17:6 no king in Israel

TOMMY NELSON - audio only

• Judges 13-14:3 Call of Glory, Seeds of Doom
• Judges 14:4-15:8 Descent into Doom
• Judges 15:9-16:3 Samson: A Type of Deliverance, A Tale of Demise
• Judges 16:4-31 Samson: The Self-Destructiveness of Sin

NET BIBLE NOTES

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

PHIL NEWTON - sermon notes

• Judges 13 Samson the Nazirite
• Judges 14-15 Samson the Deliverer
• Judges 16 Samson- Duped and Avenged

JAMES NISBET

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

OUR DAILY BREAD

• Judges 13:15-23 Our Mysterious God
• Judges 13:1-14 Becoming a parent
• Judges 14:3 Self-Indulgence or Self-Discipline?
• Judges 16:1-4, 15-20 Sin Saps Us
• Judges 16:4-17 A Lock Of Hair
• Judges 16:6-20 Going Bald
• Judges 16:13 Are you Leaning in the Wrong Direction?

DAVID OWEN

• Judges 16:28 Strengthen Me

JOSEPH PARKER

• Judges 13

PETER PETT

• Judges Commentary 13
• Judges Commentary 14
• Judges Commentary 15
• Judges Commentary 16

MATTHEW POOLE

• Judges 13
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

RAY PRITCHARD - sermon notes

• Judges 13: Most Likely to Succeed
• Judges 14: Out of Control
• Judges 14-16 Samson and the Fine Art of Self-Control
• Judges 15: How an Angry Man Gets Even
• Judges 16:1-3 Little Steps to a Big Fall
• Judges 16:1-22: Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places
• Judges 16:23-31: The Comeback Kid

PULPIT COMMENTARY

• Judges 13 Exposition
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

PULPIT COMMENTARY HOMILETICS

• Judges 13 Homiletics

LEONARD RAVENHILL

• Judges 16:6 Where is Your Strength? - Audio Only - 1 Hour 21 minutes long!

REFORMATION STUDY BIBLE

KIM RIDDLEBARGER

• Judges 13:1-14:20 Behold You Shall Conceive
• Judges 15:1-16:31 O Lord God Please Remember Me

RON RITCHIE - sermon notes

• Judges 14: If We Live by the Spirit Let Us Walk by the Spirit
• Judges 15: Whatever a Man Sows, That Shall he Reap
• Judges 16: Sin is Crouching at the Door

DON ROBINSON - sermon notes

• Judges 13:5 The Samson Syndrome: Why Strong Men Fail
• Judges 13:23 Life of Samson: #1 - A Wasted Life
• Judges 14:14 Life of Samson: #2 - How to Make a Bad Decision
• Judges 14:5-14 Life of Samson: #3 - Results of God's Blessings
• Judges 15:15-20 Life of Samson: #4 - Samson: Choosing Right Friends
• Judges 15:1-8 Life of Samson: #5 - Responding Right to Wrongs
• Judges 15:9-17 Life of Samson: #6 - The Right View of Evil
• Judges 16:1-3 Life of Samson: #7 - Temptation
• Judges 16:4-14 Life of Samson: #8 - Victory over Sin
• Judges 16:15-21 Life of Samson: #9 - What Is the Cost?
• Judges 16:15-22 The Cost of Choices
• Judges 16:22-31 Life of Samson: #10 - Facing Failure in Life
• Judges 16: Life of Samson: #11 - Samson, Our Savior, and Ourselves

DAVE ROPER - sermon notes

• Judges 13-16 Samson and Delilah

HENRI ROSSI

• Nazariteship
• Judges 13 - A Remnant
• Judges 14 - The Serpent and the Lion, The Feast
• Judges 15 - Victories
• Judges 16 - Defeat and Restoration

ROB SALVATO - sermon notes

• Judges 12 & 13
• Judges 14 & 15
• Judge 16

SERMON CENTRAL - most with transcripts, quality can vary, Be a Berean!

• Judges 16 Sermons - over 100 sermons

SERMON BIBLE COMMENTARY

• Judges 13
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

SERMONS BY VERSE - older expositions

• Judges 16 Sermons

CHARLES SIMEON - sermon notes

• Judges 13:22, 23 Manoah's Vision
• Judges 14:12-14 Samson's Riddle
• Judges 16:28 Samson's Character and End

A B SIMPSON

• Judges 13-16 Samson or the Faith that Brings Physical Strength

PHILIP SMITH

• Judges: Life Without Law - Easy English Commentary

CHUCK SMITH - sermon notes

• Judges 8-14 - Transcripts
• Judges 8-14 - Mp3's
• Sermon Notes for Judges 16:21

SPEAKER'S COMMENTARY

• Judges 13 Commentary
• Judges 14 Commentary
• Judges 15 Commentary
• Judges 16 Commentary

C H SPURGEON

• Judges 13:23
• Judges 15:18
• Judges 16:6
• Judges 13:22-23ff: Her Excellent Argument
• Judges 14:8,9 Hands Full of Honey
• Judges 15:18 The Fainting Hero
• Judges 16:3 Our Champion
• Judges 16:20-21 Samson Conquered
• Judges 16:22 Shaven and Shorn but Not Beyond Hope

RAY STEDMAN

• Judges The Pattern of Defeat 

JOE TEMPLE - sermon notes

• Judges 13: Samson, A Man with a Godly Heritage
• Judges 13-16 Samson, A Man of Contrasts
• Judges 16: The Results of Samson's Sin

G W THATCHER

• Judges 13-16 Century Bible Commentary

A W TOZER

• Judges 16:20: The Lord Departed

JOHN TRAPP

• Judges Commentary 13
• Judges Commentary 14
• Judges Commentary 15
• Judges Commentary 16

DANIEL D. WHEDON

• Judges Commentary 13
• Judges Commentary 14
• Judges Commentary 15
• Judges Commentary 16

LUKE WISEMAN

• Samson

STEVE ZEISLER - sermon notes

• Judges 13:1-14:20: The Hollow Hero
• Judges 15:1-20 An Angry Giant
• Judges 16:1-31 Desire, Deception and Revenge

SERMONS BY VERSE

God Redeeming the Error of His Servant	A.F. Muir	Judges 16:1-3
A Grist from the Prison Mill of Gaza	. A. Scott, D. D.	Judges 16:1-31
As At Other Times	J. Durran.	Judges 16:1-31
Blessed and Tragic Unconsciousness	A. Maclaren	Judges 16:1-31
How not to Pray	J. Parker, D. D.	Judges 16:1-31
Ignominious Tasks	R. A. Watson, M. A.	Judges 16:1-31
Individulalism in Religion	R. Balgarnie, D. D.	Judges 16:1-31
Lessons from the Life of Samson	Abp. Wm. Alexander.	Judges 16:1-31
Loss of Strength	W. M. Taylor, D. D.	Judges 16:1-31
Lost Grace Unrealised	R. Rogers.	Judges 16:1-31
Man's Cannot and Man's Can: a New Year's Address	Homilist	Judges 16:1-31
Man's Power for God's Work	Homilist	Judges 16:1-31
Moral Strength	Joseph Ritson.	Judges 16:1-31
Our Champion		Judges 16:1-31
Pleasure and Peril in Gaza	R. A. Watson, M. A.	Judges 16:1-31
Samson Conquered	Spurgeon, Charles Haddon	Judges 16:1-31
Samson Shorn of His Strength	The Preacher's Monthly	Judges 16:1-31
Samson, the Jewish Hercules	Homilist	Judges 16:1-31
Shaven and Shorn, But not Beyond Hope	Spurgeon, Charles Haddon	Judges 16:1-31
Strength Lost	H. J. Bevis.	Judges 16:1-31
Strength Lost and Restored	H. J. Bevis.	Judges 16:1-31
The Death of Samson	G. M. Boynton.	Judges 16:1-31
The Evil of Knowing Evil	J. C. Coghlan, D. D.	Judges 16:1-31
The Fall and Rise of a Great Man	Homilist	Judges 16:1-31
The Giant's Locks	T. De Witt Talmage.	Judges 16:1-31
The Gradual and Subtle Advance of Sin	Bp. Boyd Carpenter.	Judges 16:1-31
The Influence of Amusements on Character and Destiny	T. De Witt Talmage.	Judges 16:1-31
The Man Who has Trifled Once Too Often	Dean Vaughan.	Judges 16:1-31
The Secret of Samson's Strength	J. Clifford, D. D.	Judges 16:1-31
The Victim and the Victor	E. P. Hood.	Judges 16:1-31
The Weakness of Strength	G. Elliott.	Judges 16:1-31
The Withdrawal of Divine Influences	J. Williamson.	Judges 16:1-31
Samson's Betrayal and Fall	A.F. Muir	Judges 16:4-21
Samson's Weariness	W.F. Adeney	Judges 16:15-17
And He Wist not that the Lord (Jehovah)Was Departed from Him	A.F. Muir	Judges 16:20
God's Departure from the Soul Unrecognised	W.F. Adeney	Judges 16:20
Samson Conquered	Charles Haddon Spurgeon	Judges 16:20
Strength Profaned and Lost	Alexander Maclaren	Judges 16:21
A Hero's Exodus	A.F. Muir	Judges 16:21-31
Samson's Heroic Death	A.F. Muir	Judges 16:28-30