Judges 13:22-25

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 13:15-23

We have here an account, I. Of what further passed between Manoah and the angel at this interview. It was in kindness to him that while the angel was with him it was concealed from him that he was an angel; for, had he known it, it would have been such a terror to him that he durst not have conversed with him as he did (Jdg. 13:16): He knew not that he was an angel. So Christ was in the world, and the world knew him not. Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself. We could not bear the sight of... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Judges 13:24-25

Here is, 1. Samson's birth. The woman that had been long barren bore a son, according to the promise; for no word of God shall fall to the ground. Hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good? 2. His name, Samson, has been derived by some, from Shemesh, the sun, turned into a diminutive, sol exiguus?the sun in miniature, perhaps because, being born like Moses to be a deliverer, he was like him exceedingly fair, his face shone like a little sun; or his parents so named him in remembrance of... read more

John Gill

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:23

But his wife said unto him ,.... Who was less fearful, and the strongest believer of the two, seeing her husband so very much intimidated, endeavoured to comfort and strengthen him by the three following arguments: if the Lord was pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands ; for it was at the direction of this illustrious Person that they offered these offerings, and who testified the divine acceptance of them, by causing fire in an... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:24

And the woman bare a son, and called name Samson ,.... After these appearances were over, Manoah and his wife returned to their habitation, and she soon became pregnant, and at the usual course of time brought forth a son, and she gave him the name of Samson; for what reason it is not easy to determine. Josephus says F19 Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 5. c. 8.) sect. 4. the word signifies "strong"; perhaps he was born a strong robust child, which is not unlikely, or the woman might have some... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Judges 13:25

And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan ,.... To go out into it, in order to be trained up in and inured to military exercises; or it began to "strike" his mind, inject thoughts into it, and impress it with them concerning doing great things for the people of God in time to come; and for the present put him upon doing strange and wonderful exploits, which were omens of what was to be done by him hereafter; and these were done by him now and then, not always,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 13:22

We shall surely die , because we have seen God - See the note on Judges 6:22 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 13:23

If the Lord were pleased to kill us , etc. - This is excellent reasoning, and may be of great use to every truly religious mind, in cloudy and dark dispensations of Divine Providence. It is not likely that God, who has preserved thee so long, borne with thee so long, and fed and supported thee all thy life long, girding thee when thou knewest him not, is less willing to save and provide for thee and thine now than he was when, probably, thou trustedst less in him. He who... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 13:24

And called his name Samson - The original שמשון shimshon , which is from the root שמש shamash , to serve, (whence shemesh , the sun), probably means either a little sun, or a little servant; and this latter is so likely a name to be imposed on an only son, by maternal fondness, that it leaves but little doubt of the propriety of the etymology. And the Lord blessed him - Gave evident proofs that the child was under the peculiar protection of the Most High;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Judges 13:25

The Spirit of the Lord began to move him - He felt the degrading bondage of his countrymen, and a strong desire to accomplish something for their deliverance. These feelings and motions he had from the Divine Spirit. Camp of Dan - Probably the place where his parents dwelt; for they were Danites, and the place is supposed to have its name from its being the spot where the Danites stopped when they sent some men of their company to rob Micah of his teraphim, etc. See ... read more

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