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Verse Judges 13:25. _THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD BEGAN TO MOVE HIM_] He
felt the degrading bondage of his countrymen, and a strong desire to
accomplish something for their deliverance. These feelings and m...
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IN THE CAMP OF DAN - Rather, “Mahaneh-Dan” (see the margin). The
impulses of the Spirit of the Lord perhaps took the shape of burning
indignation at the subjection of his brethren, and thoughts and pl...
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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 spirit of the Lord_ See on Judges 3:13. The superhuman power of
Jehovah _began to_ STIR _him_to daring feats against the Philistines;
cf. St Mark 1:12 -the Spirit driveth him forth." The pass, of...
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THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD BEGAN TO MOVE HIM— The Chaldee renders it,
_the spirit of fortitude,_ or _courage._ Very early the Spirit of God
gave marks of his presence with him, by some extraordinary thing...
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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 SPIRIT OF THE LORD BEGAN TO MOVE HIM AT TIMES IN THE CAMP OF
DAN BETWEEN ZORAH AND ESHTAOL._
The Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times - not probably as
it moved the prophets, who we...
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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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THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD. — Judges 3:10. The Targum of Jonathan
paraphrases it rightly, “The spirit of courage from Jehovah.” Amos
(Amos 2:11) ranks Nazarites with prophets. “Different as may be
their m...
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וַ תָּ֨חֶל֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה לְ
פַעֲמֹ֖ו בְּ
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SAMSON PLUNGING INTO LIFE
Judges 13:24; Judges 14:1
Or all who move before us in the Book of Judges Samson is preeminently
the popular hero. In rude giant strength and wild daring he stands
alone aga...
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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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To be. Septuagint, "to walk along." Jonathan, "to sanctify." Samson
began to manifest an eager desire to deliver his brethren. (Calmet)
--- Dan, as it was called from those 600 men who encamped here,...
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Samson, like Shemesh, signifies a sun: probably typical of Him, who is
emphatically called, the Sun of righteousness. Malachi 4:2. And
perhaps in allusion to his great strength. For the sun is said to...
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REFLECTIONS
CONTEMPLATE, my soul, the wonderful grace of God manifested to this
humble family, amidst the general corruption of Israel; and remark
from it, for thy comfort and encouragement in evil ti...
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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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_THE HEBREW HERCULES_
‘And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child
grew, and the Lord blessed him. And the Spirit of the Lord began to
move him at times in the camp of Dan bet...
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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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AND THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD BEGAN TO MOVE HIM AT TIMES IN THE CAMP OF
DAN,.... To go out into it, in order to be trained up in and inured to
military exercises; or it began to "strike" his mind, inject...
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And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of
Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Ver. 25. _And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times._] Or,
Hither and thither, as the b...
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_The Lord blessed him_ That is, endowed him with all those graces and
gifts of mind and body which were necessary for the work he was
designed for. _The Spirit of the Lord began to move him_ To excite...
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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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THE SECOND APPEARANCE OF THE ANGEL...
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And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of
Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol. This statement serves as an
introduction to the following Chapter s, with their narration of
Samson'...
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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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24,25 The Spirit of the Lord began to move Samson when a youth. This
was evidence that the Lord blessed him. Where God gives his blessing,
he gives his Spirit to qualify for the blessing. Those are bl...
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TO MOVE HIM AT TIMES, i.e. to stir him up to heroical designs; to show
forth his power in him in the frame of his mind, and in the strength
of his body, discovered to his neighbours in extraordinary a...
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Judges 13:25 Spirit H7307 LORD H3068 began H2490 (H8686) move H6470
(H8800) Mahaneh H4264 Dan H1835 Zorah...
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‘And the Spirit of Yahweh began to move him in Mahaneh-dan (‘the
camp of Dan'), between Zorah and Eshtaol.' The place was called ‘the
camp of Dan' because it was there that the Danites who had previou...
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Judges 13:25
_(with Judges 14:6; Judges 16:20; Hebrews 11:32)._
If we inquire where the great strength of Samson lay, three answers
exist; o
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Judges 13:24
_(with Judges 16:31)_
I. Consider the character of Samson. His character is unlike that of
the other heroes of Hebrew story. (1) Alone in the Old Testament he
overflows with joyousness....
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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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_Samson._
SAMSON
The history of Samson is surprising even in an extraordinary age. In
several particulars he was the most distinguished of the Hebrew
judges. And though never at the head of an army,...
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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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JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 13:25 THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD BEGAN TO STIR
HIM. God’s Spirit was pushing Samson toward the work that God wanted
him to do (see...
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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 Samuel 11:6; John 3:34; Joshua 15:33; Judges 11:29; Judges 18:11;...
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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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To move — That is, to stir him up to heroical designs; to shew forth
its power in the frame of his mind, and in the strength of his body,
discovered to his neighbours in extraordinary actions; to encl...