Delilah Christ, but argues that "in yielding to Delilah, Samson did not prefigure Christ. Instead he exemplified the fall of the sinful man". Similarly, Billy Graham sees Samson's eyes being gouged out after he was handed over to the Philistines as his punishment for succumbing to his lust for Delilah; Graham also sees this as an example of the concept that one reaps what one sows. Joyce Meyer writes that Satan worked through Delilah, as he was aware that Samson had "a weakness for women". Meyer sees Delilah's relationship with Samson as an example of how the devil exploits people's weaknesses.
Delilah (novel) was published. Goodrich was the first husband of actress Olivia de Havilland. The union produced one child (Benjamin), who died in 1991 following a long battle with cancer. Delilah (novel) Delilah is a novel by Marcus Goodrich first published in 1941. It revolves around the activities of the fictional American destroyer, the USS "Delilah", and her crew in and around the Philippines in the time period from 1916 to 1917. The novel is loosely based on Goodrich's own experiences as a sailor on board the , a destroyer. Much of the book constitutes detailed descriptions of various characters, punctuated by