3 sermons preach from Judges 15 in real church libraries — each one transcribed, summarized, and indexed to the verse. Jump to the exact moment a verse is quoted, or open the full sermon.
“Samson killed a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of an ass.”
“"The place they came to was called Lehi, which means the jawbone."”
A Bible study through Judges 15 examining Samson’s vocation as a Nazarite, his moral failures (pride and wandering eyes), and how God used him to begin delivering Israel from the Philistines—culminating in the jawbone victory and a reminder that God works through imperfect people.
“Then the Philistines went up and pitched in Judah and spread themselves in Lehi... 'Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? ...' 'As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.'”
A Bible study through Judges 15 examining Samson’s vocation as a Nazarite, his moral failures (pride and wandering eyes), and how God used him to begin delivering Israel from the Philistines—culminating in the jawbone victory and a reminder that God works through imperfect people.
“Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam and said to Samson, 'Do you not know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What is this that you have done to us?' He answered, 'As they did to me, so have I done to them.'”
A Bible study through Judges 15 examining Samson’s vocation as a Nazarite, his moral failures (pride and wandering eyes), and how God used him to begin delivering Israel from the Philistines—culminating in the jawbone victory and a reminder that God works through imperfect people.
““They said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me that you will not fall upon me yourselves… And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.””
A Bible study through Judges 15 examining Samson’s vocation as a Nazarite, his moral failures (pride and wandering eyes), and how God used him to begin delivering Israel from the Philistines—culminating in the jawbone victory and a reminder that God works through imperfect people.
“When he came to Lehi the Philistines shouted; the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, the cords became as flax burned with fire, and he took the jawbone of an animal to fight.”
A Bible study through Judges 15 examining Samson’s vocation as a Nazarite, his moral failures (pride and wandering eyes), and how God used him to begin delivering Israel from the Philistines—culminating in the jawbone victory and a reminder that God works through imperfect people.
“Reference to Samson who “killed a thousand Philistines.””
A Bible study on Samson’s life that frames him as an allegory for Israel: gifted and privileged but undone by entitlement, lust, arrogance, and revenge. The sermon draws lessons about resisting temptation, learning from mistakes, parenting/discipline, and trusting God for justice—culminating in Samson’s final act of calling on God and completing God’s purpose.
“Samson killed a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of an ass.”
A Bible study exposition of Judges 6 focused on Gideon's call: Israel's oppression due to idolatry, Gideon's reluctance and request for a sign, God's reassurance ('I will be with thee'), and practical applications about calling, faith, and obedience.
“He found a new jawbone of an ass, put forth his hand and took it and slew a thousand men with it; 'And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass... have I slain a thousand men.' 'And it came to pass... and he was sore athirst, and called on the Lord... And now shall I die for thirst?'”
A Bible study through Judges 15 examining Samson’s vocation as a Nazarite, his moral failures (pride and wandering eyes), and how God used him to begin delivering Israel from the Philistines—culminating in the jawbone victory and a reminder that God works through imperfect people.
“He used a jawbone to slay many, God caused water to come from the jaw (En-hakkore/Lehi), and he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.”
A Bible study through Judges 15 examining Samson’s vocation as a Nazarite, his moral failures (pride and wandering eyes), and how God used him to begin delivering Israel from the Philistines—culminating in the jawbone victory and a reminder that God works through imperfect people.
“Statement that Samson “became a judge over Israel.””
A Bible study on Samson’s life that frames him as an allegory for Israel: gifted and privileged but undone by entitlement, lust, arrogance, and revenge. The sermon draws lessons about resisting temptation, learning from mistakes, parenting/discipline, and trusting God for justice—culminating in Samson’s final act of calling on God and completing God’s purpose.
Every reference on this page was extracted from the transcript of a real sermon in a public Sermon Mind church library. Quotes reflect each preacher’s own reading of the text.