Judges 16 Resources

• 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