The Philistines Offend Anew

In our previous essay we determined the meaning, necessity, and moral character of Samson's seeking occasion against the Philistines. His seeking occasion against the Philistines indicates that the Philistines, as masters of the people of Israel -- they had dominion over Israel -- were not making themselves especially insufferable through atrocious rule. As we saw, they were not the fiercest men among the adversaries that the people of Israel, in the past, had known, and whose cruelty they had...