Israel’s Final Judge The repeated apostasy of Israel leads up to a time of
oppression by the Philistines. The Philistines were probably
the worst enemies that Israel had ever had. This time their
oppression lasted for 40 years (v. 1). During this time, we
come to one of the most outstanding of the judges and his
name ...
Sampson’s Parents Make a Vow Manoah and his wife did not have any children because she
was barren. So, the birth of Samson was miraculous as
was the birth of Isaac, or Joseph or Benjamin. Manoah
accepted that the visitor was a “man of God” (v.8), prayed
for a second visit and that he and his wife would be
prepared for
Sampson was Born Manoah wanted to have a sacrificial meal with the angel of
the Lord for he was not aware that his guest was
superhuman (v. 15). The angel refused to partake of such
a meal but suggested instead that a sacrifice be offered to
the Lord (vv. 16-18). Manoah appears to have taken the
angel’s ...
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Israel’s Final Judge
The repeated apostasy of Israel leads up to a time of oppression by the Philistines. The Philistines were probably the worst enemies that Israel had ever had. This time their oppression lasted for 40 years (v. 1). During this time, we come to one of the most outstanding of the judges and his name ...
Sampson’s Parents Make a Vow
Manoah and his wife did not have any children because she was barren. So, the birth of Samson was miraculous as was the birth of Isaac, or Joseph or Benjamin. Manoah accepted that the visitor was a “man of God” (v.8), prayed for a second visit and that he and his wife would be prepared for
Sampson was Born
Manoah wanted to have a sacrificial meal with the angel of the Lord for he was not aware that his guest was superhuman (v. 15). The angel refused to partake of such a meal but suggested instead that a sacrifice be offered to the Lord (vv. 16-18). Manoah appears to have taken the angel’s ...