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Judges 13 Summary
The Birth of Samson Foretold
Israel again does evil and is given into Philistine hands for forty years. The angel of the LORD appears to the barren wife of Manoah, announcing she will bear a son who is to be a Nazarite from the womb and will begin to deliver Israel. Manoah prays for the messenger to return and is instructed again; when their offering is consumed and the angel ascends in the flame, they realize they have seen God. The woman bears Samson, the LORD blesses him, and the Spirit begins to stir him.
Key themes
Key verses
Judges 13:5
“For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”
Judges 13:18
“And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?”
Judges 13:24
“And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.”
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