Jdg. 13, 14, 15. _The History of Samson_. Samson was charmed with the daughters of the uncircumcised Philistines, and, as it were, bewitched with them. These daughters represent those lusts, or objects of their lusts, with which men are charmed and infatuated. Samson's uniting himself with these dau... [ Continue Reading ]
Jdg. 13:18. "Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?" (= wonderful). This argues that this is the same person spoken of in Isaiah 9:6 - "To us a child," etc., "_ Wonderful_," which is the same word in the original that is here rendered 'secret;' and what is said in verse 20 further... [ Continue Reading ]
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 the kid was sacrificed, and ascending in it, signified that he was the great sacrifice that was to be... [ Continue Reading ]