My small group raised an issue that I hadn’t considered before: During Sunday school, we talked about Samson, and the concept of whether God promotes revenge. Samson states in the temple of Dagon: "Lord, give me my strength one last time so I might get revenge for my two eyes" that were gouged out by the Philistines. Does God allow for Samson to seek disproportional revenge on his enemies? The answer is no. God giving Samson his strength did not simply allow him to enact vengeance; it was part of God's plan all along for Samson to deliver Israel from the Philistines. The revenge factor was just a by-product of God's greater purpose at work.