March 22, 2009: Get a Haircut; Give It Up, Part 4 – Michael Hidalgo

The Nazarite vow is spoken of in Numbers 6. It is a little vague as to why someone would take this vow, but specific about how one fulfills it. Sampson is born into this vow. It is given to him before he is born. What is interesting is that at the end of the Nazarite vow one was to shave their head – symbolizing giving God everything. In Sampson’s story, his head is shaved – a symbol of his losing everything. 

We will focus on the idea of giving God everything we have. We will examine Sampson’s story to learn what happens often times when we believe that we are the ones who are providing for ourselves. One vow ends by shaving ones head and being released. Sampson’s story ends by having his head shaved and being enslaved.