Overview
Lehi, meaning "jawbone" in Hebrew, was a strategic location in Judah where God demonstrated His power through Samson. When the Philistines came to capture Samson, the men of Judah bound him, but he broke free and used the jawbone of a donkey to strike down a thousand Philistines. This miraculous victory demonstrated God's supernatural provision and Samson's role as a judge and deliverer of Israel.
Key Scriptures
"Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that has caught fire, and his bonds melted off his hands. And he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and put out his hand and took it, and with it he struck down a thousand men." (Judges 15:14-15, ESV)
"And Samson said, 'With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of a donkey have I struck down a thousand men.'" (Judges 15:16, ESV)
Application
God can accomplish His purposes through unexpected means when we trust in His strength rather than our own resources.