“Amid the widespread apostasy the faithful worshipers of God continued to plead with Him for the deliverance of Israel. Though “Had Samson obeyed the divine commands as faithfully as his parents had done, his would have been a nobler and happier destiny. But association with idolaters corrupted him… Samson came to mingle with them on friendly terms. Thus in his youth intimacies sprang up, the influence of which darkened his whole life… He did not ask whether he could better glorify God when united with the object of his choice… How many are pursuing the same course as did Samson!…Satan is constantly seeking to strengthen his power over the people of God by inducing them to enter into alliance with his subjects; and in order to accomplish this he endeavors to arouse unsanctified passions in the heart.”

Patriarchs and Prophets p.562-563
by Ellen G. White