(January 12, 2017 at 5:42 am)Tazzycorn Wrote:(January 11, 2017 at 2:24 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: Now let me explain what it says in the bible, it says he lost his power by her cutting his hair.
But also, the whole story is just stupid, I am struggling to understand how a grown person can even for a second find it convincing.
Isnt satan working for god as his jailor!
Isnt it supposed to be an angel who sends people to hell!
The whole Satan rebelling against god thing is an invention of later christianity, largely popularised by people like John Milton (which is ironic given his hardline protestantism, sola scriptura and all that). Hell, or its equivalent isn't mentioned in the OT (in fact the jewish equivalent of hell, Gehenna, was likely invented in response to the christian version) so there's nowhere for Satan to rule. And if you look at the gospels, everything he does to Jesus is what yhwh tells him to do.
The Samson and Delilah story is used to illustrate the 2nd Commandment in Exodus 34:14-16. When Delilah cut off Samson's hair it represents the break between the Israelites and their deity and the pain and suffering they endured as a consequence. Over time the Israelites' restored their bond with their deity and regained their strength and vanquished their enemies. That's a theme that's repeated countless times throughout the biblical fairy tale.
All of the biblical stories are designed to illustrate the Ten Commandments and the consequences of breaking them.