Early Church Fathers Scripture Index : Texts

Judges 16:26

There is 1 footnote for this reference.

Ante-Nicene Fathers, Volume 1, page 572, footnote 16 (Image)

Apostolic Fathers, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus

Irenæus (HTML)

Fragments from the Lost Writings of Irenæus (HTML)

XXVII. (HTML)

CCEL Footnote 4842 (In-Text, Margin)

The little boy, therefore, who guided Samson by the hand,[Judges 16:26] pre-typified John the Baptist, who showed to the people the faith in Christ. And the house in which they were assembled signifies the world, in which dwell the various heathen and unbelieving nations, offering sacrifice to their idols. Moreover, the two pillars are the two covenants. The fact, then, of Samson leaning himself upon the pillars, [indicates] this, that the people, when instructed, recognized the mystery of Christ.