Magic hair and samson--aff scholars???

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Originally Posted by TRFrance

Because he was a Nazirite, which would be a special circumstance. Under the Nazirite vow (Numbers chapter 6), a person would not cut their hair at all, until the end of their vow. In Samson's case, he was a Nazirite from birth, and a Nazirite for life, thus his hair was never to be cut (Judges 13:5).

Thus, there's no contradiction between Nazirites like Samson having long hair, and what Paul said about long hair on men.

Agreed. So to take this further, Why is not cutting the hair a part of the Nazarite vows? I am not sure there is a scriptural (verse to cite) answer this. But doing like David wrote in PS 103 and understanding the "ways" of God as opposed to just his "acts."
The act is "do not cut your hair!"
The way is "why I don't want you to cut your hair?"
I can understand the act.

But can anyone comment/speculate on the "way" Why did God make this a command? Could he not just as easily have said, Do not bath execpt in a river? Or do not wear any other cloth but animal skin. Why is, or why is not the hair significant?