However, his father and mother did not know that it was of the Lord, for He was seeking an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.I'll admit, this is one of those points, where I have to scratch my head and wonder what God is up to. Why does He need an excuse to go after those subjugating His people? This isn't the UN, where you need an excuse to start a war, or everyone comes down on you. He's God, there's no one to tell Him that He's doing something wrong, especially since He can't do wrong!
I guess it's more a matter of Him needing Samson to have a reason to go after the Philistines. He has the strength that God gave him when needed, but he needs a reason to use it. And I suppose a young troublemaker would be a good point to gather friction around, if you're going to guide a nation into revolt. I just guess that it bugs me he uses a wedding to an outsider as the wedge, rather than something simpler like a raid or more "normal" oppression.
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