And he wist not that the Lord was departed from him. Judges 16:20. Day by day Delilah urged him, until “his soul was vexed unto death;” yet a subtle power kept him by her side. Overcome at last, Samson made
Hands Toward Heaven
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. 1 Timothy 2:8. Because of Israel’s disobedience and departure from God, they were allowed to be brought into close places and to suffer adversity;