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overcomes and surpasses strength itself. It refers
to extraordinary power.
Samson had the Spirit of might. He got to the
city gate of Gaza one day and pulled it out, poles,
bars and all! You can imagine how heavy a city
gate should be. Well, Samson not only pulled this
one out, he put it on his shoulder and carried it far
away from town to the top of a hill! That’s might!
But Samson did even more. After the
Philistines had captured him and gouged his eyes,
they brought him out to entertain them during a
great feast they were having in the temple of
Dagon. Then Samson prayed, “O Lord God,
remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I
pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at
once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes”
(Judges 16:28). After he had prayed thus, the Spirit
of might came upon him and gave him
superhuman strength as before.
Suddenly, his muscles began to bulge. When
he placed his hands on the two middle pillars of
the temple and started heaving against them, his