Judges 13 Summaries

Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, so that the LORD gave them into the hands of the Philistines forty years (v.1). This verse marks the beginning of yet another cycle of d...

We learn in Judges 13:2 that, “There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had borne no children” (v.2). This brief statement int...

In this verse, we witness a miraculous promise being delivered through an unexpected messenger: “Then the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, ‘Behold now, you are barren and have ...

“Now therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing” (v.4) begins the angel’s instructions to the unnamed wife of Manoah in the hill country of Zorah, a town in the...

“For behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and no razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hand...

In Judges 13:6, the future mother of Samson returns from her encounter with a heavenly messenger and gives an account to her husband Manoah, an Israelite man living during the era of the judges (appro...

The angel’s message to Samson’s mother highlights the special calling placed on this soon-to-be child. In the text we read, “But he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and...

Manoah’s response to his wife’s announcement shows an earnest desire to follow the LORD’s guidance. He prays, saying, “Then Manoah entreated the LORD and said, ‘O Lord, please let the man of God whom ...

In Judges 13:9, we read how “God listened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again to the woman as she was sitting in the field, but Manoah her husband was not with her.” (v.9). This ve...

“So the woman ran quickly and told her husband, ‘Behold, the man who came the other day has appeared to me.’” (v.10) In this verse, we see the unnamed wife of Manoah acting with urgency and faith. She...

In Judges 13:11 we read: So Manoah arose and followed his wife, and when he came to the man, he said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to the woman?” And he said, “I am.” (v.11). Manoah’s wife had pr...

Manoah, the future father of Samson, asked the angelic messenger, “Now when your words come to pass, what shall be the boy’s mode of life and his vocation?” (v.12) This question comes after Manoah and...

In “So the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, ‘Let the woman pay attention to all that I said’” (v.13), the heavenly messenger reiterates the importance of obedience to God’s instructions. Manoah, who ...

In this verse, we see the angel of the LORD reiterating instructions to Samson’s mother, declaring “She should not eat anything that comes from the vine nor drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unc...

“Then Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, ‘Please let us detain you so that we may prepare a young goat for you.’” (v.15) In this portion of the story, Manoah—a man from the tribe of Dan who lived a...

The narrative in Judges 13:16 occurs during the period of the Judges (roughly 1375–1050 BC), a time when Israel often fell into cycles of disobedience and cried out for deliverance. Manoah, from the t...

The narrative of Samson’s birth revolves around his parents, especially Manoah, who lived around the late 12th or early 11th century BC in the area of Zorah, near the Philistine border. In this passag...

In the period of the Judges, around the 12th century BC, Israel was in a cycle of disobedience, oppression, and deliverance. This is the setting where Manoah, living in the region of Zorah in the inhe...

“So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering and offered it on the rock to the LORD, and He performed wonders while Manoah and his wife looked on.” (v.19) In this passage, Manoah, who lived ...

In this passage, Scripture recounts a miraculous moment as it says, “For it came about when the flame went up from the altar toward heaven, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the alta...

The verse says, “Now the angel of the LORD did not appear to Manoah or his wife again. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the LORD.” (Judges 13:21) This moment occurs in the time of the Israeli...

Manoah, who would become the father of Samson, reacts in awe after encountering the Angel of the LORD in the region of Zorah, located in the land allotted to the tribe of Dan (in the southwestern part...

In “But his wife said to him, ‘If the LORD had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands…’” (v.23), Manoah’s wife addresses her husband’s fear...

Then the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the child grew up and the LORD blessed him. (v.24) In the Book of Judges, we read that God miraculously foretold Samson’s birth before it h...

And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol (Judges 13:25). This verse describes the moment when God’s empowering presence became evident in Samson’s life, m...