士師記 13:2 JC

Sermon Bible Commentary - Judges 13:1-25

Judges 13:16 I. We must first ask what principles, regarding the way in which God works deliverance for man, were taught by Samson. (1) The first principle impressed on the minds of his contemporaries must have been, that, "in a state of universal depression, all must ultimately depend on the indomitable strength which is aroused in individuals." Samson was qualified by his natural gifts to stand alone, and to hearten the people, and give them more courageous and hopeful thoughts. His name,... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Judges 13:1-25

Chapter 13[Now, again] The children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. There was a certain man from Zorah, he was of the tribe of Dan, and his name was Manoah; and his wife was barren ( Judges 13:1-2 ),And one day she was out in the field and an angel of the Lord visited her there in the field. And told her that she was going to become pregnant, she was going to bare a son and through her son God was... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Judges 13:1-25

Judges 13:1 . Forty years. There are no exact dates of the commencement and termination of this servitude. Therefore to harmonize it with the four hundred and eighty years from the going out of Egypt, to the fourth year of Solomon, 1 Kings 16:1, nearly twenty years of this oppression must have expired on the birth of Samson. Consequently, it must have commenced about the end of Ibzan’s presidency. Judges 13:3 . The angel of the Lord appeared. He is called the angel of the Lord, Genesis... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Judges 13:1-25

Judges 13:1-25Manoah; and his wife.The angelic appearances to Manoah and his wifeI. The unknown visitor. Manoah’s wife was just the woman to be visited by an angel--bold, energetic, large-hearted, believing. God’s gifts are regulated in their extent by our capacity for receiving them. We should have diviner visitations if we were fitted for them, or could appreciate them.II. The fearful inference. We never get into the presence of the supernatural, but we are ready to say, “Let not God speak... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Judges 13:2

Jdg 13:2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name [was] Manoah; and his wife [was] barren, and bare not. Ver. 2. A certain man of Zorah. ] Samson’s country, much ennobled by his name: as afterwards Co was by Hippocrates, Arpinum by Cicero, Hippo by Augustine, &c. And his wife was barren. ] What her name was is not recorded; written her name was in the Book of Life, and the Lord knoweth all his by name, and will give them a name in his house better... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Judges 13:2

Zorah: Joshua 15:33, Joshua 19:41 barren: Genesis 16:1, Genesis 25:21, 1 Samuel 1:2-Joshua :, Luke 1:7 Reciprocal: Genesis 11:30 - barren Genesis 29:31 - he opened Genesis 49:16 - General Deuteronomy 33:22 - General Judges 16:31 - between Zorah Judges 18:2 - Zorah Judges 18:8 - Zorah and Eshtaol 2 Kings 4:14 - she hath no child 1 Chronicles 2:53 - the Zareathites read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Judges 13:2

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.Of the family — That is, of the tribe or people.Bare not — An emphatical repetition of the same thing in other words, which is an usual elegancy both in scripture and other authors. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 13:2

SAMSON’S BIRTH, Judges 13:2-25. 2. Zorah Identified by Dr. Robinson with the modern Surah, which is situated on a high conical hill about thirteen miles west of Jerusalem, and overlooking the Wady Surar. It was first assigned to Judah, (Joshua 15:33,) but afterwards to Dan. Joshua 19:41. Family of the Danites This expression is used interchangeably with tribe of the Danites. Compare Judges 18:1-2; Judges 18:11; Judges 18:30. Manoah “A person of such great virtue,” says Josephus,... read more