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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:13

And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah ,.... Giving him no direct answer to his question, either what should be done to the child, or what that should do; only reminds of and repeats what he had said to his wife, which she should be careful to observe and would, and that was enough for him to know: of all that I said to the woman, let her beware ; take to abstain from everything in eating and drinking during the time of her going with child, he had joined, which are particularly... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:14

She may not eat of anything that cometh from the vine ,.... Grapes moist or dried, kernels, or husks, or anything made of them: neither let her drink wine, or strong drink ; as she was to be careful to abstain from such liquors, so her husband also is enjoined not to suffer her to drink any: nor eat any unclean thing ; which was so by the law of Moses, and particularly by the law of the Nazarites: all that I commanded her, let her observe ; both with respect to herself and the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:15

And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord ,.... Being satisfied with what he had said, and perceiving that he chose to say no more, and was about to depart: I pray thee let me detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee ; to eat a meal with them, in token of gratitude for the trouble he had been at in bringing these messages to them, taking him to be a man, a prophet of the Lord, for whom they were wont to make entertainments; and Abarbinel thinks Manoah proposed this, on... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:16

And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah ,.... In answer to his request: though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread ; that is, should he be prevailed upon to stay awhile with him, until an entertainment should be got ready, he would not eat of any of his provisions; for "bread" is put for all eatables, or whatsoever he might provide for the entertainment: and if , or "but if" F14 ואם "si autem", V. L. "quod si", Tigurine version; "sin autem", Junius & Tremellius;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:17

And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, what is thy name ,.... Who art thou, and by what name art thou called? for since he could not prevail upon him to stay and eat a meal with him, he desired to know his name, and where he lived, that when he heard his name mentioned he might speak well of him, or send to him upon occasion; or if any message was sent from him, as Jarchi suggests, that he might show a respect to him, and observe it: and particularly: that when thy sayings come to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:18

And the angel of the Lord said unto him ,.... Being so importunate, and pressing upon him: why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret ? and not to be known; as his nature and essence as a divine Person, which may be meant by his name, is what passes knowledge, is infinite and incomprehensible; see Proverbs 30:4 or "wonderful" F16 פלאי θαυμαστον , Sept. "mirabile", V. L. Montanus; "mirificus", Junius & Tremellius. ; which is one of the names of Christ, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:19

So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering ,.... The kid which he proposed to make an entertainment with, for the man of God, he took him to be, he fetched and brought for a burnt offering, at the hint which the angel had given him, and joined to it a meat offering, as was usual whenever burnt offerings were made; see Numbers 15:3 , and offered it upon a rock unto the Lord ; for though Manoah was not a priest, nor was this a proper place for sacrifice; high places were now forbidden,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:20

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 the burnt offering and the meat offering, the flame of which went up to heaven; this rock or altar having no covering, but was "sub dio", open to the heavens: that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar ; making use of the smoke, as Josephus F18 Ibid. (Antiqu. l. 5.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:21

But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife ,.... As the flame and smoke ascended, he disappeared therewith, and was seen no more: then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the Lord ; by the wondrous things he did, causing fire to come down from heaven, or out of the rock, ascending in the midst of the flame, without being hurt by it, and going up to heaven in it. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:22

And Manoah said unto his wife ,.... Being risen from the ground, where they fell on their faces: we shall surely die, because we have seen God ; by which it appears that he not only believed him to be an angel, and not a man, but a divine Person; for though angels are sometimes called "Elohim", the word here used, yet good men were not wont to fear death, or conclude they should die on sight of an angel; but their notion was, that an appearance of God to them was death, and were... read more

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