I ‘m The Man

Many people think that they have it going on. I would agree that in most cases they do. This disposition can be detrimental to the overall capacity to reach ones full potential. What most of us, men and women alike, don’t realize is that our “obvious” strengths can be a vehicle to our downfall. It becomes a more damaging fall when we do not acknowledge God’s grace and favor in our existence. One person that comes to mind when I think of this almost paradoxical disposition is Samson. Now, keep in mind he still accomplished the work of God but he took the hard road Of course, we can say he was tricked by Delilah but what we need to check is that in essence he played himself. His strength became his greatest handicap. As we look at his testimony, it becomes obvious where the missteps took place. No one can question God’s will but we can evidently see Samson’s will being exercised to his own disadvantage. We can also see how Samson’s story is relived time and time again in any place in any town USA.

Have You Met Sammy?

Meet Sammy He is a man with a prestigious government job that gives him the opportunity to assist his community in achieving a better standard of living and escape oppression. His is acutely aware that the position he holds is by divine appointment and not by his own merits. He is also has knowledge that there are certain places he should go and certain behavior he shouldn’t engage in. Because he is full aware of his skills, he has an “I can’t lose attitude.” If he gets challenged in his escapades he gets vengeful and makes a spectacle of himself. Of course, because he is arrogant he doesn’t see it that way. All he sees is how dare “they” challenge “him”. His attitude is “they must not know who I am. I can show them better than I can tell them.” He asserts his power (skills) through his government position…in the spirit of self-gratification and not of what is right(eous). One situation that comes to mind is when he met a sistah on a humble note one night. They talked and vibed, one thing led to another …you can figure out the rest. They really didn’t have much in come... both being from two different worlds…and hadn’t really know each other that long but he figured… he had it going on and all he knew was he wanted her. And anything Sammy wanted, he got. When he shared the interest he had in the sistah with his parents, they objected, citing they were from two different worlds and frankly he hadn’t really known he that long to be so serious. Knowing their son, his parents, just shrugged and accepted his decision. They knew their son would do what he wanted to do anyway. They agreed to go and meet her. On the way, Sammy and his parents lost each other. Sammy ran into some trouble but by the grace of God, he was able to use his skills to be the victor. He didn’t share what happened when he got to this sistah’s house. I have no idea what his parents’ thought of her but I heard “she pleased him well” .To make a long story short, he and his father went back to the sistah’s house and decide to throw a party. He has to show the people in her neighborhood he was the man. As at most parties with a bunch of brothers, they got to drinking and talking trash. He put a trick question on the table. He said that if they could figure it out he get all of them new gear. If they couldn’t figure it out, they’d each have to get him one new outfit each. He told them, he’s even given them 7 days to figure it out. Of course, they were mad. First he comes into their hood flexing and now he is trying to make them look stupid and break their pockets in the process. Needless, to say after he left, the brothers got together and told the sistah she better help them or else they would make it bad for her and her family. She was a round the way chick so she knew what time it was. By this time, Sammy had got real comfortable and moved in with her. (Yes, already) So she got with Sammy and convinced him to share the answer, which he did. Of course she hips the brothers to what Sammy told her. Sammy gets to partying and showboating again. Before the party was over, the brothers got together and gave him the answer. Now, he got mad and immediately knew the sistah told them. He got so mad he accused them of sleeping with her to get the answer because they were too dumb to figure it out on their own. He left the party and did something real stupid (you figure it out) got the gear and gave it to them. He didn’t want them to say he couldn’t produce. After that he moved out of her crib and went back to his parents house. Would you believe it didn’t stop there?

A couple months later, Samson picked up a gift for the sistah that had dogged him out and decided to go and see her. Truth be told, all he really wanted to do was sleep with her again. When he got to her house, her father met him at the door and asked him why in the world was he there. Anybody in his right mind would have thought that Sammy was through and wouldn’t want anything to do with her. The father went on to tell Sammy that the sistah was now seeing Sammy’s homeboy and he would do better dating his other daughter. Now you know, anytime someone’s family tells you let it alone… that should be a clear sign. Can you believe that Sammy got mad and said that in light of what he just heard he could not be blamed for what he was going to do? Yes, he got mad. The question is at what!!! She wasn’t worth it. Needless to say, he kept his word and used his power to make things bad for the people in her whole neighborhood. Sammy, being the arrogant man he was, he left no mystery that he did it and as a result the people retaliated against the sistah’s whole family. Much more happened, but that is in contemporary terms Judges 14: 1 through Judges 15:1-6. Does his story sound a little too familiar? Many valuable lessons can be learned from this. Samson met a woman and became a victim of love at first sight, which is usually lust. When we venture into intimacy too quickly our common sense gets shaken and our innate desire for intimacy kicks in. Again, if we are not spiritually in tune, we translate physical pleasure into more than what it is. Just because you click does mean you “really click”. We have to learn to give things time. People usually begin to show their true selves a whole lot sooner when you don’t add sex into the equation. With out sex, you can only rely on your spirit and intellect. When you bring sex into the relationship, you give yourself an automatic emotional handicap blinder. You don’t see the obvious, until it’s too late.

Samson was dedicated to serve for the LORD as a Nazirite. As a Nazirite, Samson took a vow of separation so that he could work exclusively for LORD. His role at that time in Israel’s history was that of a judge. His mission was to begin delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines. [1] He was required to live a holy life, which incorporates neither defilement nor corruption of his body along, abstaining from wine and strong drink, refraining from shaving or cutting his hair and avoidance of contact with the dead. His lifestyle was to be as holy and sin free as possible in order to do effective service for GOD. Since you have a little more background info on Samson, let ‘s jump back into his testimony.

Is Samson You?

At the beginning of Chapter 14, when we are able to eavesdrop on the conversation between Samson and his parents concerning his new love interest, one may argue that Samson’s parents didn’t give the sistah from Timnah a chance.

His father and mother objected strenuously, “Isn’t there one woman in our own tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry? Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?” Judges 14:3[2]

Since I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth nor do I have the status of some, I would appreciate a brother that did not judge me for where I was raised or my station in life. Yes I would want a man to value me as a person and see my potential but come on, the courtship between Samson and his bride to be didn’t appear to be a long one. Any good parent (or friend) would be suspect of anybody who would latch on to you in one day and be so in love. Think about it, Samson had a purpose and a position that required him to live a certain standard of life. Why would he attach himself to someone who didn’t share his same ideals? We do not know what all she said to him, but we know some times people will present to you who they think you want them to be just to get closer to you. Samson was a good catch, strong, handsome, with a high profile job. What sistah wouldn’t jump on it? There are a lot of women in the world and even so called “saved” women in the sanctuary that game their way into the lives and beds of God’s anointed men just for the pleasure of it. They have no other objective than to conquer the man. These women’s victims are usually men who think their job, car, social status, or anointing is like Kryptonite. Don’t trick yourself. Be leery of anyone who seems to be fascinated solely on you home, your car, how much you must be getting paid, or how physically appealing you are. That may feed your ego (flesh) but your spirit man is still starving. If she doesn’t have an interest in what you feel (aside from how you feel about her) or what you think about (aside from where you are gonna take her), question what worth she brings to you. Now make no mistake this is not exclusive to the so called “gold digger,” the women with the best resumes fall into this group as well.

They may come to the table with a tight resume with all the right references and matching assets but what else? Is she again interested in how you feel (other than how grateful you are to be with a woman with all the “stuff “she has going on) or what you think about (other than what professional/financial hook up you can give her)? Aside from her good credit, her degrees, her house, her foreign car, what can she offer the real you? Can she excite your spirit to seek the deeper things of life? Can she stimulate your mind to ponder something profound she shared with you … hours or days later? If she isn’t by passing the first layer of you (flesh), trying to go deeper into who you are, you very well may have to eat these words of warning

“ Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes, for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread.”

Now lets look at this verse for a minute. When you lust in your heart, you are pulling on your soul. You are setting up your spirit, giving it the idea that it will be satisfied. If you are banking on the physical (her beauty, her captivating eyes), you will be at a lost. The words ”For the prostitute,” may lead you to think that that clears you because you date only “certain type” of women. In “Sistah Don’t Get it Twisted”, I gave the sistahs a working definition of what a prostitute is, I am going to share it with you how a “prostitute operates:

“A prostitute is a person who attempts to gain or maintain the affections of a man by misusing your her talents through anointing, spiritual gifts, singing, dancing, occupational attributes; or sacrificing yourself (herself) respect (dealing with poor treatment, chasing him, lowering your (her) standards) for the sake of personal (to say you have a man (she got you), sexual gratification) or financial (rent, car note, dinner,) gain “

To me personally, that, my brother is a prostitute. Have you run into a few? Now let’s look at the part “reduces you to a loaf of bread.” Bread has been used in the Bible to symbols for such things a strength and substance, basic food for life. In other words, reduce you to her source of selfish satiation, filling up on you as a resource for her own gain. She can drain you financially, mentally, emotionally, and physically, leaving you exhausted and empty.

Now we find in verses 5 and 6 of Judges chapter 14 that a lion attacks Samson on his way to Timnah.

“Samson went down to Timnah together with his father and mother. As they approached the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young lion came roaring toward him. The Spirit of the LORD came upon him in power so that he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat. But he told neither his father nor his mother what he had done. Then he went down and talked with the woman, and he liked her” Judges 14: 5-7[4]

When has danger reared its ugly head while you were on your way down the wrong path? How many times has God given you victory over your “lion” and turned it sweet? Now, have you given him the glory?

The text doesn’t show Samson giving any type of thanksgiving unto GOD. Did he think he did it on his own? He is a servant of GOD, so he knows better. So what did he do? Continued down the path and talked with the woman and “liked her”, of course. “Liked” is a nice way of saying had sex with her.

Above I placed verses 8-19 of Judges chapter 14 and Judges chapter 15 in contemporary terms to enlighten you to how relevant Samson’s testimony is in your life. And how we can not look at Samson and shake our heads in judgment but scratch our heads and think on how we see his escapades replayed over and over again in many men’s lives, both saved and the not so saved.

Now, one would think that after all the confusion, Samson went through he may think more carefully on what women he got involved with, more over get on purpose. Not so, in Chapter 16, we find Samson in the company of a prostitute in Gaza.

“One day, Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her.” Judges 16: 1 [5]

This verse looks very simple but it gives a very important lesson in these words. Gaza symbolizes strength on a physical plane, and thus he went into a flesh oriented mind set with his physical strength as a calling card and saw a prostitute that caught his eye. The inclusion of the terms “day” and “night” also are telling in that though he saw the prostitute “one day”(in clear view) he was so in his flesh self that he went to spend the “night” (in ignorance) with her. God is not in darkness.

“The People of Gaza were told, “Samson is here!” So they surrounded the place and lay in wait for him all night, saying, “At dawn we will kill him. Judges 16: 2 ”[6]

Samson went into the enemy’s camp and took one of their women for the night (in ignorance) Think back to the night at the club or the strip joint. You think that because you are a man of God that the enemy is not laying in wait for you, either. Make no mistake, the enemy will let you get in there and enjoy the night and look forward to ambush you in broad open daylight.

“But Samson, lay there only until the middle of the night. Then he got up and took hold of the doors of the city gate, together with two post, and tore them loose, bar and all.” Judges 16:3[7]

You ever wonder why in certain circumstances, you just decided to get up, get you clothes and leave? Like Samson, you only laid there until the middle of the night (ignorance). The Spirit of God basically nudged you and said “Get up!!” You just couldn’t explain it. You can now; it was the move of the Holy Spirit. You were able to, if for a moment, tear down whatever physical motivation got you in her bed and leave before the enemy could execute his assault. God is awesome. He allows away out. Enter Delilah, stage left.

Delilah From The Block

“ Sometime later, he fell in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah.”

Judges 16 4:

Now I chose to state Delilah entered stage left because of how she is described and positioned in this verse. Left is the opposite of right, and she was all wrong. She was a Philistine woman from the valley of Sorek, which translate to a low place of grapevines. Okay, not only are the Philistines the enemies of Israel but she was located in a place that is off limits to Samson due to his Nazarite status. Now, I am going to ask you, “Why do you persist to go after the enemy’s women?” They say good girls love bad boys, but the same can be said for the brothers. For women it may be the thrill, but for men it is quit simply his idea that he is the stronger one, a” Samson state of mind”. What you don’t understand is that a woman with out a spirit kissed by God will take you down every time. Proverbs 5: 8-12 gives a quick hit synopsis of what “the Samson state of mind “ led to (and still can lead to):

“ Keep to a path far from her, do not go near her house, lest you give your best strength to others and your years to one who is cruel, lest strangers feast on your wealth and your toil enrich another man’s house. At the end of your life you will groan when your flesh and body are spent.” Proverbs 5: 8-11[8]

To put it plain, you need to assure that you are not in a place where the enemy’s women are, don’t even darken her door. If you find yourself entangled with her, you will give your “best strength”(your anointing your dignity) to her and your time with her will be anguishing and seemingly unbearable. . To make it worse, she, and her friends (male and female) will benefit from your resources, when it’s all said and done. As a result, you go through the rest of your life having a disdain for this one woman who’s punishment is placed on any women that come after her, all the while you age in a bitter, cantankerous spirit. Am I rolling down somebody’s alley? Like I said before, Satan’s plan was not just to separate us from GOD but separate man from woman. That is why the enemy’s women like you so much; they are pawns in the larger scheme of things. More, over that is why you can’t allow Satan to fool you. Your valley of Sorek may be a nightclub, strip bar, or the dark corners of your mind that take you into the land of pornography. When you continue to go to these places, you become more and more dependant to flesh and less on spirit. Your viewpoint of women becomes systematically distorted. Remember, your flesh is never satisfied, so you will continue to seek and seek only getting momentary satisfaction .The satisfaction of the spirit should be paramount. When you spirit is satisfied, the mind and body will be as well… and it is lasting. You, who are attempting to forge a true relationship with GOD with the acceptance of the teachings of Jesus Christ, are in theory a Nazarite. Paul relayed to the people of Corinth a mandate from GOD “ Therefore get out from among them and separate yourselves, says Jehovah. And quit touching the unclean things. And I will take you in.” 2nd Corinthians 6: 17[9]

Reject the enemy’s women. The price is too much. Let’s move on.

“The rulers of the Philistines went to her and said “See if you can lure him into showing you the secret of his great strength and how we can over power him. Each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver. So Delilah said to Samson, “Tell me the secret of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.” Judges 16: 5-6[10]

Now, I will give Delilah a little credit. She probably had an interest in Samson but what kind? When the enemy’s women are drawn to God’s men it is more flesh motivated and spiritually carnivorous in nature. She can see there is “something” about you. Aside from the sexual aspect, she is looking to get what she can get from you or through you; again it is not limited to financial or physical. Since she is the enemy’s woman, the mercenaries of the adversary can whisper in her ear and persuaded her quite easily to take part in getting you tied up and subdued. To her, by getting you “caught up” she can get a profit. As Delilah, she will not give the proposition a second thought. Her next move is to figure out your source of strength for her benefit. Be leery of a woman who is constantly focused on your physical. The term “getting whipped” is used as a joke but can easily get you in a vulnerable state. She wants to drain you. Whatever levels you and “Delilah” are on, every time she really “ gives it to you”; she is taking from you, every time. Before you know what has happened, she is taking from you in the physical realm (money, time, and peace of mind) and you can’t figure out why you are doing what you’re doing. It’s spiritual. Again, when you become intimate with someone, your spirit instinctively feels a since of responsibility. Part of you is with her. Again, Delilah doesn’t care. Because she gave to get a return, her return is not for emotional reciprocity but worldly standards of reciprocity. I don’t have to list them or give scenarios; you already have quite a few bouncing about in your head.

Let The Games Begin

As we go through verses 7 through 14 of Judges chapter 16, we see what is called today “game playing” Every time, Delilah asked him about what can make him weak, Samson gives her some ridiculous answer. Why? Maybe deep down he knew she couldn’t be trusted with the sacred things of who he truly was. How many times have you had a sistah in your space that you looked at sideways? Maybe, it was something about her? Now, as you sit back months or years later you now know your instinct was correct, Your “instinct” was the Holy Spirit telling you,” something just ain’t right about this one.” Whenever she ask you something about you, you just felt there was an ulterior motive, so you gave her something to chew on, and sure enough … something broke off. We find in verse 7 Delilah running to get some thongs; in verse 12 she going to Home Depot buying ropes, and by verse 13 she is braiding his hair. Each time she jumps through the hoop, here come the Philistines to attack him. Watch any woman who will do any ridiculous thing you ask, it almost always something behind it that is not to your benefit.

The sad result of playing with Delilah, is that the Samson’s of today that survive, view every woman as Delilah. A good way to see if you are dealing with a Delilah is talk to her; I mean really talk to her. Where is her mind? What is spirit truly saying? If she is fixated on your looks, you car, you job, and all the other “strengths” you posses, know she is a carnal oriented sister. A sister in the spirit will not have to try to figure out the source of your strength, she’ll be able to know its God. It won’t even matter that much. We as a society have been trained to see a person’s value by the material wealth and physical attributes. We as children of GOD should be in a place where a person’s value is summed up by his spirit. The grace of GOD that radiates from a man is the most attractive thing a spirit filled woman can behold. The car, the degree, the abs will be secondary. In the more elevated woman of GOD, it won’t even be on the list.

Look at verses 15 through 17:

“Then she said to him, “How can you say, “ I love you”, when you won’t confide in me. This is the third time you have made a fool of me and haven’t told me the secret of your great strength” With such nagging she prodded him day after day until he was tired to death. So he told her everything. “ No razor has ever been used on my head,” he said, “because I have been a Nazirite set apart to GOD since birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would be as weak as any man.”[11]

She pulled out the big gun, “ How can you say, I love you”. I don’t have to tell you that “I love you” is a major statement. I also don’t have to tell you that you have heard that questioned posed to you at least once in your life. I have to admit, Delilah showed just how clever she was because she put him in a corner by asking “ How can you say, “I love you”, when you won’t confide in me?” Good question. Again, if you cannot trust her with the sacred things of who you truly are, how can you say, “I love you”. If your spirit man is not ready to trust her spirit woman with its complete self, don’t say I love you and for goodness don’t sleep with her. If you do, again your spirit will feel a responsibility and your mind will go in to that uncomfortable area called guilt.

The funny thing is that you know you shouldn’t feel guilty but you do. Again, your spirit feels a sense of responsibility and your mind is under attack via her nagging and prodding and you flesh is agitated and just wants what ever it can get out of the deal. What do you do? Since you are essentially spirit, you yield and tell her about that sacred part of you, your source, hence “he told her everything.” In the King James Version and in the New World Translation of the Bible, ”he told her everything”, was pinned as “he told her all his heart[12]” and “he disclosed to her all his heart”[13] respectively. This is a prelude to signal the significance of what he shared. Proverbs 4: 23 puts is best “More than all else, that is to be guarded, safeguard your heart, for out of it is the source of life.”[14] Now lets put verse 17, so he told her everything. “ No razor has ever been used on my head,” he said, “because I have been a Nazirite set apart to GOD since birth. If my head were shaved, my strength would leave me, and I would be as weak as any man in contemporary terms for the 21st century man.

So he told her everything, “nothing has ever cut off my connection with GOD, since I have been born again and seeking God’s purpose for me. If my connection with GOD is cut off, I will be as weak as any man.”

Do you get it? While you think on that, let’s move on down the chapter.

Game Over

“When Delilah saw that he had told her everything, she sent word to the rulers of the Philistines, “Come, back once more; he has told me everything.” So the Philistines returned with silver in their hands. Having put him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off seven braids, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him. Then she called, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!” ” Judges 16: 18 -20 [15]

What struck me most out of these verses was “So the Philistines returned with silver in their hands”. There is never indication that the silver changed hands from the Philistines to Delilah. Delilah never got paid. She didn’t get what she thought she was going to get. She got pimped, but she was a prostitute so it’s all relative.

But what about Samson?

Well, after telling her everything, he assumed he was now able to get comfortable with her (Having put him to sleep on her lap). Now, since she is the enemy’s woman she saw these moves as a sign of weakness and allowed the enemy come in while Samson was sleep and cut his braids. It is significant to note that Delilah didn’t do the cutting; she was the middle person. The worldly woman that you take unto you can serve as a vessel for the enemy. She can be the gateway for the enemy to say “make sure you call her back before she gets mad” when you are studying the word. She can be the doorway for the enemy to walk in and say, “ You and she stayed up late last night, so why bother trying to get up now and go to church.” She can also be portal for the enemy to have you begin to question if you are sissified because you are walking toward the call of GOD on your life. Thus allowing the enemy to subdue you and cut off your connection with GOD, thus leaving you as Samson: “ He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that The LORD had left him. Then the Philistines seized him, gorged his eyes, and took him down to Gaza. Binding him with bronze shackles, they set him to grinding in the prison. Judges 16: 18-21[16]

In verses 18-21, we find Samson “waking up” and thinking “ I can get out of this situation like I have done in the past”. But he didn’t realize the LORD had left him until then Philistines had grabbed him up, took out his eyes, put him in shackles, and threw him in prison. By the time you wake up, and try to get out, the enemy has got his foot on your neck and GOD has left you. Now, don’t take that too literally because we know GOD will never leave us or forsake us, but he will take his anointing (HIS presence). His anointing being, special privileges, being special honor, being divine appointment, or simply his blessing. He will also allow you eyes to be gorged out, (you not even wanting to look at women) so you have you will have no choice but to grind away while HE works on you. While he working on you, you’re “seeing” clear than you ever did before, almost immediately after you realized the connection has been cut off. At this point, GOD will start regenerating you: “ But his hair on his head began to grow again after it has been shaved,” [17]

By the end of chapter 16, we find Samson being brought before a coliseum full of his enemies to as a form of amusement. We also find him in a posture of prayer, finally “O Sovereign LORD, remember me. O GOD, please strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes.” Judges 16: 28[18]. He at last submitted to GOD, acknowledging where his strength truly came from. What is it going to take for you? Samson did get the victory over the enemy (his true purpose), killing three thousand Philistines yet causing his own death. Think of how many more victories he could have had had he kept on task in his calling. The second anointing he received in the midst of confusion was previewed in at the end of chapter 13 of Judges:

“And in Mahaneh-dan, which is located between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol, the Spirit of Lord began to take hold of him.” Judges: 13:25

Mahaneh-dan translates to camp of judgment... The metaphysical definition is a place of preparatory to a further establishment of discernment and discrimination. Zorah translates to mean a place of panic the metaphysical translation is a thought center that is bowed under fear of oppression and affliction. Eshtaol translates to mean “prayer or request,” the metaphysical transliteration is the earnest prayer or cry of the soul for deliverance. Now place these pieces together...

And at the beginning stage of perception and good judgment, in between the crying out of his soul for deliverance, and fear of weariness and adversity, the spirit of the LORD to hold of him.

Often times, true presence of GOD (the anointing) manifest when the soul utters out for assistance when one is positioned between the beginnings of new insights of truth (regeneration) and end of pain. You see, the spirit is uniquely more intelligent than the mind or the flesh since the spirit is the most connected to GOD. Samson’s hair was actually a reminder of his spiritual connection not for GOD but for himself. What is it about you that keeps you connected to your source of strength? What keeps you in collective fellowship with the Father?

You can blame Delilah and call her all types of names. You can go further to cite women in your own sphere that fit right into the “Delilah” mold. All that being said, Samson had opportunities to make the right choices. He chose instead to take his anointing for granted.

I will close with these words:

“Take hold of discipline (show self control), do not let go. Safe guard it, for it itself is your life. Into the paths of the wicked ones, do not enter. And do not walk straight on into the way of the bad ones. Shun it, do not pass by it, turn aside from it and pass along, for they do not sleep unless they do badness, and their sleep has been snatched away unless they can cause someone to stumble.” Proverbs 4:13 -16[19]

Because brother:

“ For as a honeycomb the lips of a strange woman (a woman that doesn’t know GOD) keep dripping and her palate is smoother than oil. But the aftereffect of her is as bitter as wormwood; it is a sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet are descending to death (spiritual and/or physical) Her very steps take hold on Sheol (hell, spiritual darkness) itself. The path of life she does not contemplate (has no values, no relationship with GOD). Her tracks have wandered she does not know where (no direction) “Proverbs 5: 3 -6[20]

Is Delilah worth it? The choice is yours.