The clear and lengthy portrayal of Samson in Judges 13–16 is hardly a characterization that parallels the person of Jesus Christ. In the context of Judges, Samson is far from the standard of Christ. He is one of the most narcissistic persons in all the Bible. Self-gratification is what drives this man. Never in the Samson narrative does he operate in anyone’s interest but his own. He does not care about God’s plan or any of the divine standards of either his place as an Israelite or his Nazirite status.141 He does not care about the will of his parents or the hearts of the lovers with whom he
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