Judges 13:22-23

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 13:15-23

We have here an account, I. Of what further passed between Manoah and the angel at this interview. It was in kindness to him that while the angel was with him it was concealed from him that he was an angel; for, had he known it, it would have been such a terror to him that he durst not have conversed with him as he did (Jdg. 13:16): He knew not that he was an angel. So Christ was in the world, and the world knew him not. Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself. We could not bear the sight of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:22

And Manoah said unto his wife ,.... Being risen from the ground, where they fell on their faces: we shall surely die, because we have seen God ; by which it appears that he not only believed him to be an angel, and not a man, but a divine Person; for though angels are sometimes called "Elohim", the word here used, yet good men were not wont to fear death, or conclude they should die on sight of an angel; but their notion was, that an appearance of God to them was death, and were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:23

But his wife said unto him ,.... 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 burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands ; for it was at the direction of this illustrious Person that they offered these offerings, and who testified the divine acceptance of them, by causing fire in an... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 13:22

We shall surely die , because we have seen God - See the note on Judges 6:22 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 13:23

If the Lord were pleased to kill us , etc. - This is excellent reasoning, and may be of great use to every truly religious mind, in cloudy and dark dispensations of Divine Providence. It is not likely that God, who has preserved thee so long, borne with thee so long, and fed and supported thee all thy life long, girding thee when thou knewest him not, is less willing to save and provide for thee and thine now than he was when, probably, thou trustedst less in him. He who... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Judges 13:23

Judges 13:23. If the Lord were pleased to kill us The reasoning of Manoah’s wife here is very just, and shows her to have been a woman of good understanding. Indeed, both of them seem to have been persons of eminent piety, who, amidst the prevailing corruption and idolatry of their people, retained their integrity, and adhered to the worship and service of the true God. And of such God is always mindful, both bestowing peculiar favours upon them, and communicating blessings to his church,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Judges 13:1-25

A man to fight the Philistines (13:1-25)The Philistines were by far the strongest enemy that Israel had yet met. Their forty years of rule lasted until the time of Samuel, and they continued to give trouble during the reigns of Saul and David (13:1).Samson was the man God chose to begin the job of breaking the Philistines’ rule. Before he was born, his mother was told by a messenger from God that she was to dedicate the child to God as a Nazirite for life. This meant that Samson was not to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 13:23

received. It is the acceptance of our Substitute by God which saves, not our acceptance of Him. This was sound reasoning. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Judges 13:22

Judges 13:22. Manoah said—we shall surely die— See ch. Jdg 6:22 and the places there referred to. REFLECTIONS.—We have here a continuation of what passed at this interview. 1. Manoah entreats him to prolong his stay, and take some refreshment with him before he departs. Note; When God sends his messengers with glad tidings to us, the least we can do is, to afford them kind entertainment. 2. The angel declines accepting his offer, though he does not forbid him to prepare the kid for sacrifice,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Judges 13:23

Judges 13:23. If the Lord were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meat-offering at our hands, &c.— Such was the argumentation of Manoah's wife against the fear and diffidence of her husband; and it might very well have become the most masculine understanding. God Almighty will be very well pleased, if we have so much confidence and faith in him, as in all our perplexities when our understandings are puzzled, and in all our distresses when our spirits are... read more

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