(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
Judges 15:18–20, “And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised? But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day. And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.”
Samson was a true warrior. He waited till the battle was finished before he started to think about his own needs. No doubt, he began to feel thirsty during the course of the battle but he was involved in the battle and that was his major priority. When the battle was over, he realised that he really needed something to drink and cried out the Lord because he was afraid that he might die of thirst. The Lord heard Samson’s prayer and brought water out of the jawbone that was in his hand. Samson had already shown a willingness to eat honey from the lion’s carcass so he wasn’t too worried about drinking the miraculous water that came from the jawbone. The water that the Lord provided was enough for Samson’s thirst and he was refreshed. He called the place “the well of the man who called”. This was to celebrate the fact that the Lord heard his cry and gave him water. After Samson defeated the Philistines he was able to judge Israel for twenty years. After all, the Philistines were afraid of Samson and they didn’t come to attack Israel during this long period.
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