Scott's Commentary

Listen to me vent a little frustration and see if you don't concur just a little bit.

After Jesus was publicly proclaimed to be the beloved Son of God, he was sent into the wilderness to be tested by "the tempter." Satan didn't come to him on day one, or day two, or even in the first week or the first month! Satan waited forty days until Christ's physical and mental limitation without food and nourishment was close. As in this story, our tempter is most prevalent when we are alone.

Mathew 5:3-12 like you've never heard it before. What if we reverse the meanings of the Beatitudes?

Samson's Secret Son?

In Samson's Secret Part Five I make the case that Samson had a son with Delilah. Several facts in the story that follows within the next two chapters support this assertion. We may never know for sure, but you decide whether the case is a good one. Did Delilah become with child by Samson? Was Micah Samson's final secret?

Delilah, Dagon, and a Dark Deadly Destiny

In Samson's Secret Part Four I point out Samson's mental health decline as he becomes increasingly reckless and even suicidal. Yet even in his last revenge, Samson executes a masterful plan that includes four factors of timing, two factors regarding location, one divine appeal, and every last ounce of his strength.

A Swapped Spouse, An Escalation in Etam, And Revenge in Ramathlehi

In Samson's Secret Part Three I show how when his intellectual schemes backfire and escalate into national war, Samson has no choice but to reluctantly revert to his supernatural power. Though he appeals to justice saying, "as they have done to me; I have done to them," I point out the dishonesty in his accounting.

I show how when his intellectual schemes backfire and escalate into national war, Samson has no choice but to reluctantly revert to his supernatural power. Though he appeals to justice saying, "as they have done to me; I have done to them," I point out the dishonesty in his accounting.

I point out Samson's mental health decline as he becomes increasingly reckless and even suicidal. Yet even in his last revenge, Samson executes a masterful plan that includes four factors of timing, two factors regarding location, one divine appeal, and every last ounce of his strength.

I make the case that Samson had a son with Delilah. Several facts in the story that follows within the next two chapters support this assertion. We may never know for sure, but you decide whether the case is a good one. Did Delilah become with child by Samson? Was Micah Samson's final secret?

Joshua's Prophecy, The Angel's Message: From Barren to Bearing Brothers.

Samson may be the most interesting person in the Old Testament. Certainly, his story is. Yet much of what fascinates me has never been highlighted when I've heard it. Possibly, the least interesting thing about him to me was his physical strength. Take that away and you might think there would be no story left, but you'd be wrong. How many individuals in the Bible were specifically prophesied of by anyone let alone the second great leader of  the Hebrew people (Joshua)? Samson was. How many were foretold personally by an angel with specific instructions? Samson was. How many people single handedly devastated the Philistine economy bringing the foreign threat to its knees? Samson did, and without anyone's help and furthermore without using his supernatural strength. Did you know Samson didn't want to be known by his supernatural physical strength? What did Samson want to be known for? I will show you as I reveal his story in this series like you've never heard it before.

Did you know that Joseph prevented a capitalist Egypt from becoming a Socialist State? What Egypt became in the end might not look like any government we have today. What do you call an economic system where the means of production are owned by the government but are managed by the people? Is this what a healthy relationship between government and citizen looks like? Did Joseph's leadership guide Egypt in a way that politicians should take note of?  Was he completely transparent with the citizens, or did he pull a fast one? Joseph may be the first example in history of someone who did not "not let a crisis go to waste" as he consolidated political power for Pharaoh. Let me take you through the text and let's see if we can notice things that you've never seen or thought of before.