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6 The Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson with power. Samson tore the lion apart like one tears a young goat. He had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done. 7 Then Samson went down and talked to the woman. She looked good to him. 8 When he returned later to take her, he turned to look at the dead lion.
Samson's supernatural strength, the effect of the Spirit of Jehovah, which came upon him, was simply manifested in the fact that he tore the lion in pieces without any weapon whatever in his hand. But he said nothing about it to his parents, who were not eyewitnesses of the deed. This remark is introduced in connection with what follows.
Verse 5. - Went down, showing that Timnath was on lower ground than Zorah; it was in fact in the Shephelah. The vineyards of Timnath.The valley of Sorek (Judges 16:4), so famous for its vines (Isaiah 5:2; Jeremiah 2:21), from which it derived its name (Sorek, translated in the above passages the choicest vine, and a noble vine), is thought to have been in the immediate neighbourhood.
The name "Samson" is derived from the Hebrew word šemeš, which means "sun", [10] [1] [34] so that Samson bore the name of God, who is called "a sun and shield" in Psalms 84:12; [10] and as God protected Israel, so did Samson watch over it in his generation, judging the people even as did God. [10]
Samson's Marriage … 5 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him, 6 and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat.
The Bible text says that the Spirit of the Lord came on him in power so that he tore the lion with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat (Judges 14:6) but I asked them how they would have done it if they had been Samson. Suddenly they were bubbling with dramatic possibilities. Disappointingly, three girls said they would scream and ...
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Worse, he gave it to his parents without telling them where he got it, making them unclean, as well. If the honey in the lion's carcass was meant as a test for Samson, he failed miserably. Adding to his errors, Samson will use this unusual experience as the basis of a bet with his Philistine groomsmen (Judges 14:12–14).
