Samson’s story (Judges 14-16) is tragic: set apart from birth for the Lord, his life is characterised by great victories over Israel’s enemies that are occasioned by his own moral failure. Samson is the last in a long line of Judges who have successively deteriorated in terms of faith in and obedience to God. Is the presence and power of God in our lives blinding us to our failure to completely put our faith in God and obey him?