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The Danger of Toxic Empathy | Judges 16:15-17

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Welcome to The Daily, where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Read more about Project23 and partner with us as we teach every verse of the Bible on video. Our text today is Judges 16:15-17: "And she said to him, 'How can you say, "I love you," when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and you have not told me where your great strength lies.' And when she pressed him hard with her words day after day, and urged him, his soul was vexed to death. And he told her all his heart, and said to her, 'A razor has never come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother's womb. If my head is shaved, then my strength will leave me, and I shall become weak and be like any other man.'" — Judges 16:15-17 Delilah didn't defeat Samson with force—she wore him down with feelings. "If you love me, prove it. If you care, give me this. If you don't, you're holding back." Samson caved, not because he was overpowered, but because he couldn't stand the weigh