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6. SIXTH DECLENSION: UNDER THE PHILISTINES AND SAMSON
CHAPTER 13
_ 1. Israel delivered to the Philistines (Judges 13:1)_
2. Manoah and his wife (Judges 13:2)
3. Samson born (Judges 13:24)
The sixt...
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THE BIRTH OF SAMSON.
Judges 13:1. D's usual introduction.
Judges 13:2. Zorah (p. 31) is now Sar-' a, 800 ft. above the valley of
Sorek (Wady es-Surâ r), 17 m. W. of Jerusalem. In Joshua 15:33 and...
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THE FLAME WENT UP. See note on Genesis 4:4.
THE ALTAR. The rock is deemed the altar....
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_in the Flame of the altar_ as though it were His native element,
Exodus 3:2. The sign may well have suggested a more spiritual view of
Jehovah's nature (Kittel l.c.). The _flame_is that kindled by Ma...
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Samson of Dan Judges 13:1 to Judges 16:31
_The Birth of Samson Judges 13:1-25_
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord;
and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Phi...
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_AND THE ANGEL OF THE LORD SAID UNTO HIM, WHY ASKEST THOU THUS AFTER
MY NAME, SEEING IT IS SECRET?_
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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THE STORY OF SAMSON
Except for Judges 15:20 and Judges 16:31, Samson has none of the
characteristics of a Judge. His exploits against the Philistines are
all solitary, and though they doubtless afford...
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LIFE WITHOUT LAW
JUDGES
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 13
In total, there were 12 judges in the book called Judges. Samson was
the last one. The story about him shows that matters had got much
worse. Peo...
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FROM OFF THE ALTAR. — The rock (_tsor_) of Judges 13:19 is now
hallowed into an altar (_mizbeach_).
FELL ON THEIR FACES. — Comp. Leviticus 9:24; Numbers 14:5;...
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וַ יְהִי֩ בַ עֲלֹ֨ות הַ לַּ֜הַב מֵ
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THE PROMISE FULFILLED
Judges 13:15
Manoah's wife comforted her husband with admirable tact. How often her
words come back to us, at the different stages of life! The fact that
God continues to bless...
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Once again we read that "Israel again did that which was evil," and
once again they were delivered to discipline at the hands of their
enemies. In this connection we have one of the strangest stories...
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The one who took a Nazarite vow was not to partake of the fruit of
grape vines at all. The hair was not to be cut until the time of the
vow was completed when it would be shaved and burned before the...
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What a most interesting scene this must have been! It seems as if the
man and his wife did nothing but look on. Yes, our faith can go no
further. To lift a tool upon the altar is to pollute it. Exodus...
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My object being no more than a sketch, as most of you know, I desire
to say but a few words on such of the Chapter s as bear a similar
character to that which has been already pointed out in the early...
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Samson, as a type, sets before us the principle of Nazariteship,
entire separation to God, the source of strength in conflict with our
enemies, looked at as enemies who seek to gain the upper hand amo...
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FOR IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN THE FLAME WENT UP TOWARDS HEAVEN FROM OFF
THE ALTAR,.... That is, from the rock, which served instead of an
altar, and from whence perhaps the fire sprung which consumed both...
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For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the
altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar.
And Manoah and his wife looked on [it], and fell on their f...
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Jdg. 13:20. "For it came to pass when the flame went up toward heaven
from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame
of the altar. Christ, by thus going into the flame in which t...
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_And offered it upon a rock_ The presence and command of the angel
being a sufficient warrant for the offering of sacrifice by a person
who was no priest, and in a place otherwise forbidden. Vitringa,...
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1 Israel is in the hand of the Philistines.
2 An Angel appeareth to Manoahs wife.
8 The Angel appeareth to Manoah.
15 Manoahs sacrifice, whereby the Angel is discouered.
24 Samson is borne.
1 AND...
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For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the
altar, evidently in a manner similar to that related in the case of
Gideon, Judges 6:21, for the flame seems to have come out of...
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THE SECOND APPEARANCE OF THE ANGEL...
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AMSON'S BIRTH PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED
(vv. 1-25)
After this, because of Israel's further disobedience, the Lord brought
them under bondage to the Philistines for forty long years (v. 1). In
this case...
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15-23 What Manoah asked for instruction in his duty, he was readily
told; but what he asked to gratify his curiosity, was denied. God has
in his word given full directions concerning our duty, but ne...
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Judges 13:20 flame H3851 up H5927 (H8800) heaven H8064 Angel H4397
LORD H3068 ascended H5927 (H8799) flame...
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‘ For so it was that when the flame went up towards heaven from off
the altar, the Angel of Yahweh ascended in the flame of the altar, and
Manoah and his wife looked on, and they fell on their faces t...
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Judges 13:18
I. It is clear that this angel was in human form, for twice Manoah's
wife, twice Manoah, and once the history itself calls him "man" or
"man of God." And yet the Deity of this man is as p...
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Judges 13:16
I. We must first ask what principles, regarding the way in which God
works deliverance for man, were taught by Samson. (1) The first
principle impressed on the minds of his contemporaries...
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CONTENTS: Parents of Samson and Samson's birth.
CHARACTERS: God, Angel (Jesus), Holy Spirit, Manoah.
CONCLUSION: A promise is given to try our faith and a precept to try
our obedience for God requir...
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Judges 13:1. _Forty years._ There are no exact dates of the
commencement and termination of this servitude. Therefore to harmonize
it with the four hundred and eighty years from the going out of Egypt...
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_Manoah; and his wife._
THE ANGELIC APPEARANCES TO MANOAH AND HIS WIFE
I. The unknown visitor. Manoah’s wife was just the woman to be
visited by an angel--bold, energetic, large-hearted, believing....
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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 13:1__ Samson was the twelfth and last judge.
He lived around the beginning of the eleventh century B.C., about 50
years before Saul became king. His physical strength was unpara...
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NEW OPPRESSORS AND A NEW DELIVERER
In fixing the date at which Samson appeared, it must be remembered
that great diversity of opinion exists, as to the exact chronology of
the whole period between the...
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EXPOSITION
JUDGES 13:1
DID EVIL AGAIN. It by no means follows from this phrase that this
chapter is in direct chronological sequence to the preceding The scene
is shifted to the tribe of Dan, and to...
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[Now, again] The children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the
LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Philistines
for forty years. There was a certain man from Zorah, he was o...
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1 Chronicles 21:16; 1 Chronicles 21:26; 2 Kings 2:11; Daniel 10:9;...
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SAMSON JUDGES ISRAEL
Judges 13:11
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The period of the Judges revealed times immediately following the
death of Joshua.
1. THE PERIOD OF THE JUDGES, AS A WHOLE, IS SUMMED UP THUS. ...
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The altar — That is, from that part of the rock which served instead
of an altar, upon which the sacrifice was laid. Ascended — To
manifest his nature and essence to be spiritual. Fell — Partly in
rev...