Samson's life, as depicted in the narrative, reveals a persistent struggle with lust that mirrors the broader spiritual decline of Israel during his time. His weakness for Philistine women repeatedly led him into danger and compromise, reflecting his tendency to follow the desires of his eyes rather than faith. In Gaza, Samson traveled a great distance to indulge his passions, seeking out a harlot despite the risks, showcasing his inability to overcome this flaw even after twenty years of judgeship. This incident serves as a prelude to his fateful encounter with Delilah, a woman whose name suggests bringing low, fitting her role in his downfall. His attraction to her, likely another Philistine, continued his pattern of flirting with danger, driven by the lust of his eyes. Delilah's persistent nagging eventually wore Samson down, vexing him to the point of revealing the secret of his strength tied to his Nazirite vow. His disclosure, marked by a possessive view of his strength as his own rather than a gift from God, showed how he had profaned this divine endowment. Once his hair was shaved, he became weak, like any other man, unaware that God had departed from him, leaving him defenseless and humiliated. The Philistines, seizing the opportunity, gouged out his eyes—a fitting punishment for a man led by sight—stripping him of the ability to indulge in the visual temptations that had ensnared him. This act of blinding underscored the tragic irony of his life, as his lustful gaze, which had guided so many of his actions, was extinguished, leaving him to grind grain in prison, a task of utmost humiliation for a man of his former strength.