God raised up Samson to be a judge for Israel. He was a mighty judge in the land of Israel, killing many of their enemies. Before he was born, His parents were given the command not to eat anything from the grapevine and have no razor put to his head, for his strength came from his Head, that is to say, Christ. He killed many of the Philistines, even once with the jawbone of a donkey, striking down a thousand men. But later, He was deceived and tricked by the one he loved, the one he ate bread with, and she shaved off the seven locks of his head, and the LORD, who gave him his strength, left him; then he was subdued by his enemies, they gouged out his eyes and put him into prison, where his hair began to grow again. Then the time came when the Philistines, merry with wine, called for Samson to make a public spectacle of him since he was their enemy; but Samson prayed to the Lord, " O Lord God, remember me, I pray! Strengthen me, I pray, just this once, O God, that I may with one blow take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes! " (Judges 16:28)
”And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars which supported the temple, and he braced himself against them, one on his right and the other on his left." (Judges 16:29) "Then Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” And he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people who were in it. So the dead that he killed at his death were more than he had killed in his life." (Judges 16:30) So Samson made a spectacle of them in that he destroyed them in his death; and he died with the uncircumcised Philistines.
And Jesus, having removed many demons from people who were oppressed, subduing them, freeing them who were held captive by satan, was sent by God to be Judge, to be a Deliverer; but at the end of His life, He was betrayed by Judas, His beloved disciple, and He was turned over to the Gentiles for mockery; just as it was written in the prophet's Psalm, " Even my close friend in whom I trusted, Who ate my bread, Has lifted up his heel against me. " (Psalm 41:9)
For He was cut off from His head: God; for on the cross He said, " MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME? " (Mark 15:34)
And He was crucified; He was made a public spectacle of by the Romans; they called a legion of soldiers to formation and mocked Him publically and beat Him; then they lifted Him up for all to see; and the written charge they had against Him: "JESUS, KING OF THE JEWS". But it was in Jesus' death that He disarmed more of the enemies of the rulers and principalities of this world than He did in His life; for He defeated them and rendered them powerless through the cross. For the power of a lion is in its mouth, for it has sharp and powerful teeth; likewise the power of satan is in his mouth, namely his lies; but we have been set free by the Truth: Jesus Christ crucified. (And in Him there is no condemnation; for if we walk according to the Spirit, we are not under the law, but under grace; and under Him and in Him, there is no sin; so while in Him, we are free from the power of sin, for where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom.)
So while the rulers of this world thought they were destroying Him, they were being destroyed; and while they were mocking Him, they were being mocked; and while they put Him on display, they were put on display. For when the rulers of this world made a public display of Him, He made a public display of them; as the apostle Paul says, " When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through the cross. " (Colosians 2:13-14)
For in His death, they were put to death; as it says, “His grave was assigned with wicked men." (Isaiah 53:9) For Jesus satisfied the just requirement of the law by dying for our sins, rendering the law ineffective; and He established a law of faith "so that He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.” (Romans 3:26) So that He may turn us from the power of satan unto Himself through the gospel of God. For the accuser has lost his strength in us who believe, for in Him we have the forgiveness of our sins; and where there is forgiveness, there is no longer any remembrance; as it says, "I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no more." (Jeremiah 31:34) “For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.” (Hebrews 10:14) It is Christ Jesus fought the battle for us - we enter into His victory; for our God is for us, doing on our behalf, fighting for us. Just as the Israelites entered into the Promised Land by the mighty hand of God, so it is with us: we enter in by His powerful arm, following Him and obeying Him. Other gods require that you do something for them: stand them up, feed them, dust them off, but they are no gods at all; but the one and only God does on our behalf, waging war for us and defeating our foes. He defeated them through the cross, and we enter into His victory through faith. (See more about Righteous Warfare)
In a different testimony, Haman, an enemy of the Jews, sought to kill the innocent Mordecai and with him, the Jewish nation. He payed money to the king to establish a decree: on a certain day, all Jews would be killed. Furthermore, he had set up a pole by his home to impale Mordecai on it; but what was preventing him? He needed the permission of the king. But Mordecai was righteous and innocent: for he even saved the same king from being killed by spies. So while Haman went to go ask the king for permission to impale Mordecai, the king discovered from the book of the Chronicles that Mordecai saved him; so the king asked Haman, "What should be done to the one whom the king is pleased?" (Ester 6:6) And Haman, thinking the good was for himself, gave a favorable answer. The king then told him to do all he said to Mordecai, the Jew, which was Haman's enemy. So the good Haman intended for himself went to Mordecai. And later at a banquet, Queen Ester who was a Jew and the niece to Mordecai spoke of Haman's decree to kill the Jews, which was approved by the king in ignorance; for he did not know the Queen was a Jew, for she kept her nationality hidden. And the king was furious because Haman sought to kill the Queen, and he had Haman instead killed; he was impaled on the pole which he set up for Mordecai, for it was told the king of Haman's plan. So the evil Haman intended for Mordecai was poured out on his own head. Then another decree was setup that allowed for the irrevocable decree previously made to be fought against: namely, on the day the Jews were to be slaughtered they could defend themselves. And to this day, the Jewish nation celebrates this as the Day of Purim as a testimony, which means "lots", because it was by lot the day was chosen.
Now, Christ looked to be defeated on the cross, but He was made weak willingly; moments before His crucifixion He testified, " Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way? " (Matthew 26:52-53)
Also He said, " The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father. " (John 10:17-18)
If the rulers of this world would have known what they were doing, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory - but their minds were darkened. The rulers wanted for themselves the inheritance, the kingdom of Israel (as with the parable of the vinyard written about in Matthew 21:33-46); so they sought to kill Him, but by the cross, Christ suffered only a wound to His heel, and satan to his head (for we wrestle not against flesh and blood). For Christ did not remain in the grave forever, only three days; and the judgment upon the ruler of this world has been pronounced and has been executed. For who was defeated by the cross? If satan was judged at the fall, and was made to grovel on his belly, how much more is he rendered powerless through the cross of Christ? As Christ says, " Concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world has been judged. " (John 16:11)
So therefore, the good the enemy intended for himself was given to Christ; and the evil the enemy intended for Christ was poured out upon his own head. As with Haman, he was impaled on the tree that he set up for Mordecai; so likewise it was the devil who was defeated by the cross. It is through the cross we have victory in Jesus! The devil's final end is decreed in the Book. Thus the glory and honor which the enemy wanted for himself went to Christ Jesus - the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords! The jugement which the enemy intended for Christ was poured out upon his own head; as Jesus said, " Now judgment is upon this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out. And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to Myself. " (John 12:31-32)
The devil now has no hold on you who believe, and his lies have no power in you who belong to Christ Jesus; fight against him with the Sword of the Word of God; your defense of armor is from the Lord, and your offensive weapon is from the Lord; and you, O warrior in the kingdom of God - fight! For He has fought for us. He gives us the law of the Spirit and life that we may defend ourselves against the law of sin and death. (See more about the Two Laws Waging War) " Does it mean he no longer loves us if we have trouble or calamity, or are persecuted, or hungry, or destitute, or in danger, or threatened with death? (As the Scriptures say, "For your sake we are killed every day; we are being slaughtered like sheep.") No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us." (Romans 8:35-37)
(See more about Mordecai)