Judges 16:22 Meaning
Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
Context Explained
20And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him.
21But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
22Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
23Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
24And when the people saw him, they praised their god: for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 40:31
Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, akin to Samson's hair regrowing.
Romans 8:28
God works for the good of those who love Him, as seen in Samson's eventual restoration.
Revelation 21:5
God promises to make all things new, paralleling Samson's renewed strength.
Source: Judges 16:22