3. The angel of the Lord See note on Judges 6:11. This Angel of the covenant himself performed the mission, so like that which Gabriel afterwards was sent to fulfil, (Luke 1:26,) when the woman was Mary, and the child to be born was the Wonderful, (Isaiah 9:6,) even the incarnation of Him who now appeared as a mysterious theophany, 4. Drink not wine The mother of the mighty Nazarite must herself be a Nazarite for the time. read more
5. A Nazarite unto God from the womb For the law concerning Nazarites, see Numbers 6:1-21. The key to the divine side of Samson’s history is to be found in this Nazarite condition. Unless we keep this earnest and solemn background of his life-consecration to Jehovah in view, his buffoonery and lewdness, and even his mere feats of strength, would seem strange and inexplicable when detailed with such elaborate fulness. From the theocratic standpoint Samson was a sacred character, a great... read more
6. A man of God The human form he bore led her to mistake the Angel for a prophet, and yet she thought that he was more than human. Very terrible Majestic. His presence was such as to command a holy fear. read more
8. Manoah entreated His faith, like Gideon’s, demands a repetition of wonders. read more
9. As she sat in the field Pausing to rest, perhaps, as she was going or returning from some fountain to draw water. Dr. Robinson observed near the fountain of Zorah several women, “toiling upwards towards the village, each with her jar of water on her head. The village, the fountain, the fields, the mountains, and the females bearing water, all,” says he, “transported us back to ancient times, when in all probability the mother of Samson often in like manner visited the fountain, and... read more
12. Manoah said Manoah’s words are not correctly rendered in our English version, but should read, Now thy words shall come to pass; what shall be the manner of the child and his work? The former sentence has the relation of a protasis to the following, as, When thy words come to pass, what shall be, etc.? By the manner and work of the child, Manoah meant both their manner and work towards their son, as expressed in the English version, and also his manner and work towards them and... read more
15. Let us detain thee Manoah would observe those rites of oriental hospitality by attention to which Abraham entertained angels unawares. Genesis 18:1-8. read more
16. I will not eat of thy bread But the same Angel did eat of the food (Genesis 18:8) which Abraham prepared; why not do the same with Manoah? Abraham, we may answer, was “heir of the world,” (Romans 4:13,) and a far more important person in the history of the Old Covenant than Manoah, and so with him the Jehovah-Angel might well come into closer fellowship than with other saints. For Manoah knew not This statement is given as a reason for the Angel’s suggestion that Manoah might,... read more
18. Why askest thou thus after my name Not a rebuke, but one of those profound questions which lead a man to look into the depths of his heart, and read its inner motions. It was designed to lead Manoah to ponder thoroughly, then and afterwards, the several facts in this memorable theophany. Seeing it is secret Rather, and it is Wonderful. It is the adjective form of the same word which in Isaiah 9:6 is rendered Wonderful. There is a deep significance beneath this word, involving the... read more
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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 13:2
SAMSON’S BIRTH, Judges 13:2-25. 2. Zorah Identified by Dr. Robinson with the modern Surah, which is situated on a high conical hill about thirteen miles west of Jerusalem, and overlooking the Wady Surar. It was first assigned to Judah, (Joshua 15:33,) but afterwards to Dan. Joshua 19:41. Family of the Danites This expression is used interchangeably with tribe of the Danites. Compare Judges 18:1-2; Judges 18:11; Judges 18:30. Manoah “A person of such great virtue,” says Josephus,... read more