That devious jade Delilah.
Ever since her tragic Old Testament romance with Samson, Delilah’s name has been synonymous with a scheming, treacherous woman.
I think she deserves better.
Full disclosure: I’m reacting to more than just Delilah’s age-old reputation here. As a teenage girl, I sat under people who taught us that we women are dangerous to men. Not because we’re smart or competitive or even manipulative, but because we have female-shaped bodies. Men are weak to female-shaped bodies; trying to talk to, reason with, or relate to a man while existing in our female bodies made us dangerous.
And they backed it up with The Bible, as follows:
Adam, created perfect in God’s image, fell because of a woman.
Samson, the strongest man in history, fell because of a woman.
David, the man after God’s own heart, fell because of a woman.
Solomon, the wisest man in the world, fell because of lots of women.
Adam ate the fruit that Eve, deceived by Satan, offered him. Samson told Delilah the secret of his strength. David saw Bathsheba and had her brought to his bed. Solomon had thousands of wives for political advantage, and eventually worshiped their gods. These men made conscious decisions against their own moral compass or common sense. They were often influenced by women.
See? Women! You see who’s at fault here.
You see why I am reacting here.
Still, if you know the story of Samson and Delilah, you’re going to point out that Delilah wasn’t exactly a shrinking… [Read more…] about What Delilah Deserves
