Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Judges 13:2-7
An angel foretells the birth of SamsonJudges 13:2-7.2And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose 3name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. And the [an] angel of the Lord [Jehovah] appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold, now, 4thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. Now therefore [And now] beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine, nor strong drink, 5and eat not any unclean thing: For lo, thou shalt... read more
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Judges 13:1-7
The First Appearance of the Angel v. 1. And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, they fell back into their former ways of idolatry, adding to the transgression of their fathers; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years, the tribes most concerned in this oppression being Dan and Judah with Simeon. v. 2. And there was a certain man of Zorah, Joshua 19:41, of the family of the Danites, the tribes nearest to the territory of the... read more