1. Judges 15:9 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What does the Philistines’ response to Samson reveal about their view of him?

Judges 15:9 (ESV)

9 Then the Philistines came up and encamped in Judah and made a raid on Lehi.

Samson’s fiery devastation to their land, followed by the brutal slaughter at Timnah, have elevated him to the rank of Public Enemy Number One.1 For the Philistines, it is payback time. They mobilize an army because they are dying to get at him.