1 The Israelites again treated Yahweh badly so he gave them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.
2 There was a man of Zorah of the tribe of Dan, called Manoah. His wife could not bear children.
3 The Angel of Yahweh appeared to this woman and said to her, "You have not borne children and have not given birth, but see, you are to conceive and give birth to a son.
4 Because of this, take care not to take wine or any alcoholic drink, nor to eat unclean foods from now on,
5 for you shall bear a son who shall be a Nazirite of Yahweh from the womb of his mother. Never shall his hair be cut for he is consecrated to Yahweh. He shall begin the liberation of the Israelites from the Philistine oppression."
6 The woman went to her husband and told him, "A messenger of God who bore the majesty of an angel spoke to me. I did not ask him where he came from nor did he tell me his name.
7 But he said to me: 'You are to conceive and give birth to a son. Henceforth, you shall not drink wine or fermented drinks, nor eat anything unclean, for your son shall be a Nazirite of God from the womb of his mother until the day of his death'."
8 Manoah called upon Yahweh and said, "I pray you, Lord, that the man of God whom you have sent may come again to us and teach us how to bring up the boy who is to be born."
9 Yahweh listened to Manoah and the Angel of Yahweh came to the woman as she was seated in the fields. Again Manoah, her husband, was not with her when the Angel came.
10 The woman immediately ran to inform her husband and told him, "Look, the man who came to me the other day is here again."
11 Manoah rose and followed his wife. He came to the man and said to him, "Are you the man who has spoken to this woman?" He answered, "I am."
12 Manoah said to him, "When your word is fulfilled, what rule and direction shall the boy follow?"
13 The Angel of Yahweh answered Manoah, "She must abstain from all I have indicated to this woman.
14 She shall not taste anything that comes from the grape, nor drink wine or fermented drinks, nor eat anything unclean, and she shall observe everything I have commanded her."
15 Manoah then said to the Angel of Yahweh, "Permit us to detain you and prepare a young goat for you." (Manoah did not know that the man was the Angel of Yahweh)
16 But he said to Manoah, "Even if I did stay, I would not taste your food. But if you want to offer a burnt offering, offer it to Yahweh."
17 So Manoah said to the Angel of Yahweh, "What is your name, that we may honor you when your word comes true."
18 The Angel of Yahweh answered him, "Why do you ask my name? It is Wonderful..."
19 Manoah then took the young goat and the cereal offering, and offered it upon the rock as a holocaust to Yahweh who does wonderful things.
20 And something happened as Manoah and his wife looked on. A fire broke forth from the altar rising toward heaven, and the Angel of Yahweh ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell face downwards on the ground.
21 When the Angel of Yahweh vanished from the sight of Manoah and his wife, Manoah knew then that he was the Angel of Yahweh.
22 And he said to his wife, "We shall surely die for we have seen God."
23 She answered him, "If Yahweh had wanted to kill us, he would not have accepted the holocaust or the offering from our hand; he would not have made all these things happen or said what we have just heard."
24 The woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson. The boy grew and Yahweh blessed him.
25 Then the Spirit of Yahweh began to move him when he was in Mahane Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
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Chapter 13 of the Judges Book tells the story of Samson's birth. An angel of the Lord appeared to the wife of Manoá, who was barren, and announced that she would give birth to a son who would be consecrated to God from the womb and would begin to free Israel from the yoke of the Philistines. After that, the angel is gone and Manoá and his wife acknowledged that they had seen God Himself.
Ezekiel 16:6: "And I passed through you, and I saw you revolve you in your blood, and said unto you, even though you are in your blood, you live; yes, said unto you, even if you are in your blood, live . " This verse speaks of God's mercy by saving someone who was on the brink of death, just as Samson was chosen by God before he was even born.
Isaiah 49:1: "Listen to me, islands, and listen, people from afar, the Lord has called me from the womb; from my mother's bowels made my name." This verse shows that God already has a plan for one's life from the maternal womb, just as with Samson.
Jeremiah 1:5: "Before I formed in the womb I met you, and before you left the Mother I sanctified you; I gave you by prophet to the nations." This verse shows that God has a purpose for each person's life since before his birth, as with Samson.
Psalm 22:10: "From the womb my mother sustained me; you are the one who took me out of my mother's bowels; my praise will always be for you." This verse speaks of the protection and care God has to his children, just as with Samson since before his birth.
Matthew 1:21: and shall give birth to a son and shall call his name Jesus, for he shall save his people from his sins. " This verse talks about the birth of Jesus, which was also announced by an angel and had a special purpose, as with Samson.
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