Decision Five: Delilah

The Old Testament includes several stories of women who make all the difference in military situations.

Judges 4: Jael: Killed General Sisera

Judges 9: Woman of Thebez: Killed Abimelech with a Rock

I Kings 11: Solomon's wives: Persuaded him to worship idols

II Samuel 20: Woman of Abel; Abigail, Rahab, diplomats

The greatest Hebrew warrior of the book of Judges was Samson. He was able to kill hundreds of Philistines single-handedly. 

Samson's secret power was in his hair.

DECISION: You are the Philistines. Devise a cunning plan to eliminate Samson.

Concepts:

special operations

espionage

strategic use of women

exploitation of ego

Hessian Journal Captain Ewald,

"Early on the morning of the 26th the colonel, who was extremely devoted to the fair sex, had found in his quarters the exceedingly beautiful young widow of a doctor. He wanted to set up his rest quarters in Mount Holly, which, to the misfortune of Colonel Rall, he was permitted to do."