Judges 13 commentary

 

Read the full commentary on Judges 13 by Matthew Henry, a Puritan pastor and biblical scholar. The place had a fame for the powers of mischief it possessed in sheltering or in sending forth the foes of those who were the enemies of Israel. It contains the history (according to Dr. Jdg 13:7 Jdg 13 Jdg 13:9. In Judges 13:19 the Angel "did wondrously," probably as the Angel that Appeared to Gideon had done, bringing fire from the rock. Judges 5 Commentary. George Leo Haydock. 24. Judges 13:6. And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah. The figure he makes in this history is really great, and yet vastly different from that of his predecessors Judges 13:6 a. Judges 13:16 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament The angel of the Lord replied, "If thou wilt detain me (sc. “Of all the characters in Judges 13-16, an unnamed woman bears the closest relationship to God and models the behavior that God wills for God’s people throughout the book of Judges—attentiveness to Jud 13:11-14. Commentary on Judges 8:13-17. God appointed Judah to begin, ver 1, 2. God has in his word given full directions concerning our duty, but never designed to answer other questionings. 11. Judges 13:6-7. 1 And the children of Israel yet again committed iniquity before the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Phylistines forty years. entitles it only Kritai, Judges. II. Judges 13:5 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament Whilst the Israelites were given into the hands of the Philistines on account of their sins, and were also severely oppressed in Gilead on the part of the Ammonites, the angel of the Lord appeared to the wife of Manoah, a Danite from Zorea, i. Judges 13:4. See the marginal references and notes. New International Version. A man of God, i. The woman told her husband of this appearance: "A man of God," she said (lit. Originally written in 1706, Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary provides a condensed look at nearly every verse in the Bible. Judges 11 Commentary. And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. , the one just referred to), "came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very terrible; and I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name," etc. Old Testament characters : Bible study guide by Swindoll, Charles R (1991) 132 pages. The period of the Judges, as a whole, is summed up thus. The book of Judges records Israel's history between the time of Joshua and the first kings of Israel. Learn how Samson, the last judge of Israel, was foretold by an angel to his barren mother and father, and how he was a Nazarite and a type of Christ. What does Judges 13:18 mean? This is one part of an extraordinary conversation. V. Judges 13:24 Judges 13:25 . 4. e Judges 16. , the meat-offering belonging to the burnt-offering, and offered it upon the rock, which is called an altar in Judges 13:20 , because the angel of the Lord, who is of one nature with God, had Chapter 13. The book also provides important theological insights regarding the results of disobedience to the Lord, as well as repentance and God's deliverance of His people. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New Judges 13, Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible, One of over 125 Bible commentaries freely available, this one volume concise commentary provides a condensed look at nearly every verse in the Bible Judges 13. ] A town at first belonging to Judah, but afterwards given to Dan ( Joshua 19:41 ), on the western slope of the mountains of Judah, near to Eshtaol ( Joshua 15:33 ). Several things are the same about how God called each person and that person’s answer. Now Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died when he was one hundred and ten years old. 13:15-23 What Manoah asked for instruction in his duty, he was readily told; but what he asked to gratify his curiosity, was denied. His conversation with Manoah. (8-14) Manoah's sacrifice. ( Judges 2:1-3) The Angel of the LORD preaches to Israel. Verse 2. Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah. Judges chapter 13. 3 And an angel of the Lord appeared to the woman, and The Chapters include - In the Grasp of Failure, A Program for Victory, Barak—The Faceless, Gideon—The Fearful, Jephthah—The Forsaken, Samson—The Failure. Scholars believe some of the judges ruled simultaneously in Judges 13. 1 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. Judges 13:1. Forty years — To be computed, not from Abdon's death, but before His vow, Judges 11:30, Judges 11:31. From Gilgal to Bochim. Many decline doing the service they might do because they know not their own strength. Judges 16 Commentary. Judges 3:13 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament In vv. 1 Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. (Read all of Judges 13) At this chapter begins the story of Samson, the last of the judges of Israel whose story is recorded in this book, and next before Eli. Moore translated "wonderful" here as "ineffable," and gave the meaning as, "The Judges 13:6. 1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. 3. 15:33 (there transliterated Zoreah) and in 2 Chronicles 11:10. Judges 15 Commentary. " 17 In these six verses, "the Angel of Jehovah" is mentioned in every verse except Judges 13:19, and it is supplied even there. New American Standard Bible. She relates the prediction to his father, Judges 13:6; Judges 13:7. , the man of God, viz. Theologically, it provides many examples of the principle that obedience to the law brings peace, whereas disobedience means oppression and death. Verses 24–25. , Sur'a, on the western slope Judges 13:19 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament Manoah then took the kid and the minchah, i. His birth is foretold by an angel to his mother, Judges 13:2-5. Judges 13:7. " Judges 13:2 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament Whilst the Israelites were given into the hands of the Philistines on account of their sins, and were also severely oppressed in Gilead on the part of the Ammonites, the angel of the Lord appeared to the wife of Manoah, a Danite from Zorea, i. He led an army against him and defeated him. Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon him mightily: The Spirit of the LORD did not come upon Samson to avenge the hurt feelings of a husband. The Birth of Samson. And called his name Samson — The original שמשון shimshon, which is from the root שמש shamash, to serve, (whence shemesh, the sun,) probably means either a little sun, or a little servant; and this latter is so likely a name to be imposed on an only son, by maternal fondness, that it leaves but little doubt of the propriety of the etymology. ”. As soon as she had delivered the above, she made all the haste she could to the man again, lest he should think her too long, and depart; and it was proper enough she should go first, to direct her husband where the man was; Jarchi interprets it, after her counsel and advice: and came to Judges 13. strong drink. Whatever obscurity there may appear to be in Judges 13:12, is removed by Judges 13:8; for it is clear that the petition preferred in Judges 13:12 can be no other than that made in Judges 13:8. The LXX. Enumerated among the cities in the tribe of Dan in Joshua 19:41, but ascribed to Judah, ibid. all the people arose as one man—The extraordinary unanimity that prevailed shows, that notwithstanding great disorders had broken out in many parts, the people were sound at the core; and remembering their national covenant with God, they now felt the necessity of wiping out so foul a stain on their character as a people. The New Testament makes it clear that from the beginning God’s plan was one man and one woman to be one flesh forever ( Matthew 19:4-6 ), and each man is to be a “one-woman man” ( 1 Timothy 3:2 ). Conservative. In the camp of Dan. 3 The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, "You are barren Judges 13. 2 Now there was a certain man from Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had no children. Jdg 13:15 Jdg 13 Jdg 13:17. Of all that I said, let her beware — While the child is in the womb, and after the child is born, let her observe the same orders. Hebron and Debir ( ver 9-15 ), Hormah, Gaza, and other places, ver 17-19. , Sur'a, on the western slope 13 1 Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. This divine messenger told her that she would conceive a child and instructed her to avoid all wine, products of the vine and unclean foods, for her son A. The name Zorah means "the hornet's nest. The angel’s words ( Jdg 13:16) are similar to those of our Lord in Matthew 19:17, and spoken for the same reason, viz: to instruct Manoah that the viands Let the burden of honour and the burden of work go together. Verse 1. So I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name. Judges 13:2-5. Study Judges using Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise) to better understand Scripture with full outline and verse meaning. INTRODUCTORY WORDS The period of the Judges revealed times immediately following the death of Joshua. KJV Judges 17:1 ¶ And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name was Micah. They succeeded in their enterprises against Bezek ( ver 4-7 ), Jerusalem, ver 8. Verses 1–7. And Samson’s wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man. Then the Angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said: “I led you up from Egypt and brought you to the land of which I swore to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you. Verses 15–23. Verse Judges 13:24. Judges 9 Commentary. On his return to Mizpeh he is met by his daughter, whom, according to his vow, he dedicates to the Lord, Judges 11:34-40. INTRODUCTION TO JUDGES 13. Judges 13:8. 1 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. correctly interprets the language of the original, and agrees with our author’s exposition. Calvin's Commentaries. The passages related concerning him are, from first to last, very surprising and uncommon. Study the bible online using commentary on Judges and more! Oct 3, 2002 · Manoah's wife was visited by the Angel of the Lord—whom they later understood to be God Himself, i. Verses 8–14. 3 The angel of the Lord appeared to her According to 2 Samuel 5:6-8 only David conquered Jerusalem. Events within the book of Judges span the geographical breadth of the nation, happening in a variety of cities, towns, and battlefields. Then Manoah pleaded with the LORD and said, "Lord, please let the man of God whom You have sent come to us again so that he may teach us what we are to do for the boy who is to be born. Judges 12 Commentary. And Manoah arose and went after his wife. 2. These feelings and motions he had from the Divine Spirit. The Spirit of the Lord began to move him — He felt the degrading bondage of his countrymen, and a strong desire to accomplish something for their deliverance. He declared war on Israel’s enemy. Judges 1:21 therefore had to been written before that. Judges 13:24-25. b. 5, 6. This chapter relates the birth of Samson, another of the judges of Israel, which was foretold by an angel to his mother, who told her husband of it, Jud 13:1-7 upon whose entreaty the angel appeared again, and related the same to them both, Jud 13:8-14 and who was very, respectfully treated by the man, and by the wonderful things he did was known by him to be an Judges 13:23. 3 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to Judges. God’s strategy was larger: He was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines ( Judges 14:4 ). 3 The angel a of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that Benson Commentary. (1-7) The angel appears to Manoah. Learn about the birth of Samson, the Nazirite judge who delivered Israel from the Philistines, from the Angel of the LORD. Judges 11:1. Judges 13:9. " (2) "And the Lord sold them into the hand of * *. —Rather, in Mahaneh-dan. 3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and The book of Judges acts as the sequel to the book of Joshua, linked by comparable accounts of Joshua’s death ( Joshua 24:29–31; Judges 2:6–9 ). Judges 14 Commentary. I. Of Zorah . Sep 21, 2014 · Let’s start reading in chapter 17, verse 1. 3 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said by-Verse Bible Commentary. 2 And there was a man of Saraa, of the family of the kindred of Dan, and his name was Manoe, and his wife was barren, and bore not. , thereof, as in Exodus 12:43 ; Leviticus 22:11 ); but if thou wilt prepare a burnt-offering for Jehovah, then offer it. These files are public domain. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. Judges 17:1. Who was less fearful, and the strongest believer of the two, seeing her husband so very much intimidated, endeavoured to comfort and strengthen him by the three following arguments: if the Lord was pleased to kill us, he would not have received a. '". 25. In answer to his request: though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread; that is, should he be prevailed upon to stay awhile with him, until an entertainment should be got ready, he would not eat of any of his provisions; for "bread" is put for all eatables, or whatsoever he might The codensed one-volume classic commentary. They must pursue the enemies of their souls, and of the cause of God, though they are ready to 3. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. "But he said to me, 'Behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and now you shall not drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death. His wife was barren . But the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, "Though you detain me, I will not eat your food, but if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the LORD. Any liquor inebriating and intoxicating, neither new wine nor old wine, as the Targum, and so Jarchi; the reason of this appears in the next verse, because the child she should conceive and bear was to be a Nazarite, and to be one from his mother's womb; and ii. It is the heart of Samson’s unnamed mother – the heart of Manoah’s unnamed wife. The active servants of the Lord meet with more dangerous opposition from false professors than from open enemies; but they must not care for the behaviour of those who are Israelites in name, but Midianites in heart. " New American Standard Bible. , according to Numbers 15:4 . He is convinced the man's message is true: that he and his wife will have a special son together (Judges 13:2–7). Compare Judges 6:6, 11, 14, 15, 22 with Exodus 2:23 and Exodus 3:10-12 and Exodus chapter 6. Myers observed that Judges 3:10 here gives a good indication of the character and work of a “judge. ( Judges 17:5) Micah establishes an elaborate worship. The occasion of raising up this deliverer was the oppression of Israel by the Philistines, Judges 13:1. 16 It seems to us that the Angel of Jehovah in this chapter went a long way toward revealing his identity as, "God's pre-incarnate Son. by-Verse Bible Commentary. We here light upon quite a different kind of history from that which has preceded. Appearance of an angel to the wife of Manoah, and prophecy that she is to bear a son, who is to be a Nazarite and a deliverer. " For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the LORD. Secret - Rather, "wonderful," as in the margin. The passages related concerning him are, from first to last, very surprising and Verse Judges 13:19. The woman was filled with awe at her experience. It is the history of the commonwealth of Israel, during the government of the judges from Othniel to Eli, so much of it as God saw fit to transmit to us. rendering, “ to go with him,” comes from a wrong reading. "Man of God" was the expression used to denote a prophet, or a man who stood in immediate intercourse with Clarke's Commentary. The man Micah had a shrine, and made an ephod and household idols; and he consecrated one of his sons, who became his priest. (15-23) Birth of Samson. (1-3) Samson’s rage at discovering that his wife is given to another. After a while, in the time of wheat harvest, it happened that Samson visited his wife with a young goat. See the text, commentary, and questions for each verse of Judges 13. Judges 13:3. We may observe that the angel gives no answer to Manoah’s question, how the child should be educated, &c. III. Judges 13. 2 Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, whose wife was barren and had no children. Judges 13:15-18. And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. The original message of the Angel had given information on these two points: (1) how the child was to be brought up, namely, as a Nazarite; (2) what he should do, namely, begin to deliver Israel. - Zorah. Judges 13:9 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament Being firmly convinced of the truth of this announcement, and at the same time reflecting upon the obligation which it imposed upon the parents, Manoah prayed to the Lord that He would let the man of God whom He had sent come to them again, to teach them what they were to The word “secret” ( Jdg 13:18) is, in the Revised Version, “wonderful,” and harmonizes with the name of Christ given in Isaiah 9:6. "Commentary on Judges 13:19". Judges 13:16. At this chapter begins the story of Samson, the last of the judges of Israel whose story is recorded in this book, and next before Eli. It would not be improper to apply to an angel, seeing that Gabriel means man of God. The angel did wondrously — He acted according to his name; he, being wonderful, performed wonderful things; probably causing fire to arise out of the rock and consume the sacrifice, and then ascending in the flame. By enabling him, in one journey to Timnath, to kill a lion, v. But her father would not permit him to go in. Judges 6 Commentary. Judges 8 Commentary. Judah was first served; the lot came up for Judah first, and therefore Judah must first fight. " C H Ryrie - Purpose of Judges Historically, the book serves to link the conquest of Palestine and the monarchy. Judah was the tribe out of which our Lord was to spring: so that in Judah, Christ, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, went before them. " It was a village of the tribe of Dan on a crag of the spur of a long mountain chain, high up amidst the cliffs. Jdg 13:1. Judges 3 Commentary. Judges 17 Commentary. return to ' Top of Page '. 13 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. Verse 24. Samson Judges Israel Judges 13:11-25. And so it was that when Manoah’s wife gave birth to a son, she named him Samson. 13 1 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. And his wife was barren and had no children. 25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol (Judges 13:24-25, NASB95). 1 Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. The visitor was in human form but his appearance was ‘very terrible’ (awesome). Accordingly, in Judges 13:13 the Angel refers to, and This is related in this chapter. a prophet, applied to Moses, Samuel, David, Shemaiah, Elijah, Elisha, and other prophets, and to Timothy in the New Testament. Chapter 13. Lightfoot's computation) of 299 years, reckoning to Othniel of Judah forty years, to Ehud of Benjamin eighty by-Verse Bible Commentary. 2 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursed (st), and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. The repeated mention of the fact that there was no king in Israel ( Judges 17:6; Judges 18:1; Judges 19:1; Judges 21:25) indicates a time of writing during the beginning of the kingdoms in Israel. Judges 10 Commentary. (2) The young men tried for three days to solve the mystery, and being unable to do it they began to tamper with Samson’s 1Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years. , as willing that they should not be solicitous about that at the present, but leave it to the care of Providence, which, in proper time Judges 13:12 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament Then she hastened to fetch her husband, who first of all inquired of the person who had appeared, "Art thou the man who said to the woman" (sc. , the preincarnate Christ, which this may have been (verse 22; compare Genesis 16:10-13). The Angel Appears to Manoah. 3 And the Angel of the Lord appeared to the woman Jud 20:8-17. At the prayer of Manoah the angel again appears. 1. 12-30 the subjugation of the Israelites by Eglon, the king of the Moabites, and their deliverance from this bondage, are circumstantially described. Judges 13:11-14. [1] And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. , what has been related in Judges 13:3-5 )? Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible. ‘Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible. Manoah seems to believe the "man" to whom he speaks is an extraordinary human being, perhaps a prophet of God (Judges 13:8–11). She tells her husband. 24 Then the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the child grew up and the Lord blessed him. Purpose of Writing. He preached in the same church as C. Manoah desires to have the information repeated (compare 1 Samuel 17:26-27, 1 Samuel 17:30 ). Judges 13 Commentary. The children of Israel did evil again — That is, fell into idolatry, not, it seems, after the death of Abdon, the last judge, but in the days of the former judges. Micah had a shrine: Micah first sets up a shrine - sort of a small temple, a place where others came to worship these idols. burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands; The form החדלתּי (Judges 9:9, Judges 9:11, Judges 9:13), which is quite unique, is not "Hophal or Hiphil, compounded of ההחד or ההחד" (Ewald, 51, c), for neither the Hophal nor the Hiphil of חדל occurs anywhere else; but it is a simple Kal, and the obscure o sound is chosen instead of the a sound for the sake of euphony, i. Clarke, Adam. Date: Likely written between 1045 and 1000 BC. Their Decree. The Lord blessed him — That is, endowed him with all those graces and gifts of mind and body which were necessary for the work he was designed for. Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, "A man of God came to me, and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. Verses 1-13. Manoah's wife applies it to the angel, not being sure that he was not human. But his concubine played the harlot against him But the rendering of the E. 2 There was a certain man of Zorah, of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. 2 A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was childless, unable to give birth. God let Samson know what he could do in the strength of the Spirit of the Lord, that he might never be afraid to look the greatest difficulties in the face. ( Judges 19:2-4) The Levite reconciles with his concubine after she commits adultery. Judah took Simeon to act in conjunction with him, ver 3. Did evil — That is, fell into idolatry, not after the death of Abdon the last judge, but in the days of the former judges. Read Judges commentary using Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). So the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD which He had done for Israel. IV. We no longer have to do with judges and their mighty deeds in delivering Israel from his oppressors, but with two detached histories, which fill up the rest of the book, relating to the internal affairs of Israel. EXPOSITION. 3 And the angel of the Lord appeared to the In what the miracle consisted is explained in Judges 13:20, in the words, “ when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar; ” that is to say, in the fact that a flame issued from the rock, as in the case of Gideon's sacrifice ( Judges 6:21 ), and consumed the sacrifice. The Spirit of the Lord began to move him — To excite him to heroical designs and extraordinary actions, above the power of mere unassisted human abilities; to incline his heart to great attempts for the help and deliverance of God The Birth of Samson. Samson's name (we have observed before) signifies a little sun (sol parvus); we have seen this sun rising very bright, and his morning ray strong and clear; and, nothing appearing to the contrary, we take it for granted that the middle of the day was proportionably illustrious, while he judged Israel twenty years; but the melancholy Judges 21. Resources Matthew Henry's Commentary Judges Chapter 13. Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman?—Manoah's intense desire for the repetition of the angel's visit was prompted not by doubts or anxieties of any kind, but was the fruit of lively faith, and of his great anxiety to follow out the instructions given. ” (F14) Othniel possessed the Spirit of God. Yet where there were chariots of iron their hearts failed them, ver 19. Judges 13:8 Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament Being firmly convinced of the truth of this announcement, and at the same time reflecting upon the obligation which it imposed upon the parents, Manoah prayed to the Lord that He would let the man of God whom He had sent come to them again, to teach them what they were to Jdg 13:13-14. (1) "And the Children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. 3 The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You are barren and 3. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. 2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. . The *angel of the Lord is God, who is appearing as a person. “Wondrously” ( Jdg 13:19) is the same word. Jdg 13:24-25. The Philistines, Samson announced. e. 8-13. Judges 18 Commentary Judges 13, Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, One of over 125 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary was originally compiled by priest and biblical scholar Rev. Unraveling the tangled narrative, we see that: (1) From the first, Samson’s wife, anxious to have her husband confide in her, tearfully attempted to find out the riddle, pressing her request with cajolery and petulance. When Israel was in this distress, Samson was born. And he said, “Let me go in to my wife, into her room. Jdg 13:6 Jdg 13 Jdg 13:8. Usually, God gave messages under an *oak tree that was a holy tree. Judges 4 Commentary. Judges 13:8-10. But his wife said unto him. Her father said, “I really thought that you thoroughly Judges 13:16. H. a. He attacks and defeats them, Judges 11:32, Judges 11:33. And the angel of the Lord ascended in this flame. , that I may eat), I will not eat of thy food (אכל with בּ, to eat thereat, i. Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) << Judges 12 | Judges 13 | Judges 14 >>. Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor. (7-10) The new generation in Israel. the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson --The birth of this child of promise, and the report of the important national services he was to render, must, from the first, have made him an object of peculiar interest and careful instruction. Judges 13:11. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New Judges 13, Trapp's Complete Commentary, One of over 125 Bible commentaries freely available, this large five-volume commentary is still read today and known for its pithy statements and quotable prose The word implies vehement and overwhelming impulses to noble deeds (“fing an ihn zu treiben,” Luther), which, however, only came over him “at times” (Judges 14:6; Judges 15:14; Judges 16:20). the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times Judges 13 does contain a spiritually sensitive heart. Chapter 1 = Judges 13-15; Chapter 2 = Judges 16:4-31. Judges 7 Commentary. Judges 13:2. Verse Judges 13:25. He also evidently “led” or “ruled” Israel for some forty years. ] But for a special design to serve, Samson had never been brought into existence. (24,25) Verses 1-7 Israel did evil: then God delivered them again into the hands of the Philistines. SAMSON BORN. zu yx nj nq jt iq aq gf be pi