John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:9
And God hearkened unto the voice of Manoah ,.... Heard his prayer and answered it: and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field ; who very likely returned to the same place where she was before, in hope her husband's prayers would be heard, and the man return and come to her where he had before met her; as well as she might be here retired for meditation and prayer; unless it can be supposed that she had business here to do, as keeping a flock of sheep, which... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:8
Then Manoah entreated the Lord ,.... Josephus F12 Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 8.) sect. 3. makes the woman to entreat the Lord; but the text is clear for it that it was Manoah that prayed: and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send unto us ; he believed that the man that came to his wife was a man of God, and that he was of his sending; nor was he incredulous of the message he brought, as appears by what follows: and teach us what we shall do unto the child... read more