Judges 16:8-12 - You have made a fool of me

16:8,9

The Philistines give her seven fresh bowstrings and she ties him up. He must have been a deep sleeper. Some Philistines were hidden in the room and she calls to Samson “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”. Predictably, the bowstrings had no effect whatsoever.

16:10-12

Delilah is not an admirable person at all. “You made a fool of me.” How did she expect Samson to react when she was trying to have him captured. However, Samson is a complete idiot, why doesn’t he just get rid of her now he knows how treacherous she is? But no, he spins her another yarn. This time he claims that new ropes will deal with his strength. So Delilah ties him up. How did she do this without wakening him? Perhaps he was awake, but knew how futile the ropes would be. Again there were Philistines hidden in the room, and Delilah cries out  “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”. And the outcome is the same as before.