The opposite approach: Shimshon’s image is negative, he brought destruction and ruin to Israel and he brought about the tragic end of the period of the Judges!
This approach is much more in line with the overall message of the Book of Judges. Which is: “In those days there was no king in Israel, every man did what was right in his own eyes”.
We will see how the story emphasizes that Shimshon himself “Did what was right in his own eyes”. We will delve deeper into this expression – and study its references in the Torah and the Bible.
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