Introduction
The Israelites corrupt themselves, abut are delivered into the hands of the Philistines forty years, Judges 13:1 . An Angel appears to the wife of Manoah, foretells the birth of her son, and gives her directions how to treat both herself and her child, who was to be a deliverer of Israel, Judges 13:2-5 . She informs her husband of this transaction, Judges 13:6 , Judges 13:7 . Manoah prays that the Angel may reappear; he is heard, and the Angel appears to him and his wife, and repeats his former directions concerning the mother and the child, Judges 13:8-14 . Manoah presents an offering to the Lord, and the Angel ascends in the flame, Judges 13:15-20 . Manoah is alarmed, but is comforted by the judicious rejections of his wife, Judges 13:21-23 . Samson is born, and begins to feel the influence of the Divine Spirit, Judges 13:24 , Judges 13:25 .
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