Thematic Bible
Judges 13:1 (show verse)
Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, so that the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines forty years.
Judges 13:2 (show verse)
There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren and had borne no children.
Judges 13:3 (show verse)
Judges 13:4 (show verse)
Now therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing.
Abstinence » Total abstinence » Strong Drink » Law from the nazarites
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Total abstinence » Instances of » Samson
Conception » Miraculous » Manoah's wife
Food » Kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Manoah » A danite » Of zorah » Father of » Samson
Samson » A danite » son of manoah
Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Law from the nazarites
Temperance » Total abstinence » Law from the nazarites
Unclean » Physical food, kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Victuals » Kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Wine » Samson's mother forbidden to drink
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Total abstinence » Instances of » Samson
Conception » Miraculous » Manoah's wife
Food » Kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Manoah » A danite » Of zorah » Father of » Samson
Samson » A danite » son of manoah
Social duties » Total abstinence from strong drink » Law from the nazarites
Temperance » Total abstinence » Law from the nazarites
Unclean » Physical food, kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Victuals » Kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Wine » Samson's mother forbidden to drink
Judges 13:5 (show verse)
Total abstinence » Instances of » Samson
Asceticism » Practised by the nazarites
Children » Dedicated to God in infancy » Samson
Conception » Miraculous » Manoah's wife
Leaders » Men of God » Men raised up as deliverers of israel
Manoah » A danite » Of zorah » Father of » Samson
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarite » Instances of » Samson
Nazarites » Prohibited from » Cutting or shaving the head
Nazarites » Different kinds of » From the womb
Philistines » Samson » Promised as a deliverer from
Religious » Men of God » Men raised up as deliverers of israel
Samson » A life of contrasts » Separated as a nazarite
Samson » A danite » son of manoah
Shaving » Forbidden to nazarites
Wine » Samson's mother forbidden to drink
Asceticism » Practised by the nazarites
Children » Dedicated to God in infancy » Samson
Conception » Miraculous » Manoah's wife
Leaders » Men of God » Men raised up as deliverers of israel
Manoah » A danite » Of zorah » Father of » Samson
Nazarite » Law concerning
Nazarite » Instances of » Samson
Nazarites » Prohibited from » Cutting or shaving the head
Nazarites » Different kinds of » From the womb
Philistines » Samson » Promised as a deliverer from
Religious » Men of God » Men raised up as deliverers of israel
Samson » A life of contrasts » Separated as a nazarite
Samson » A danite » son of manoah
Shaving » Forbidden to nazarites
Wine » Samson's mother forbidden to drink
Judges 13:6 (show verse)
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. And I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name.
Judges 13:7 (show verse)
But he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and now you shall not drink wine or strong drink nor eat any unclean thing, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”
Judges 13:8 (show verse)
Then Manoah entreated the Lord and said, “O Lord, please let the man of God whom You have sent come to us again that he may teach us what to do for the boy who is to be born.”
Conception » Miraculous » Manoah's wife
Devout fathers » Manoah prays for instruction in regard to his coming child
Fathers » Good Fathers » Manoah prays for instruction in regard to his coming child
Manoah » A danite » Of zorah » Father of » Samson
Parents » Good--exemplified » Manoah
Prayer » Answered » Manoah, asking about samson
Devout fathers » Manoah prays for instruction in regard to his coming child
Fathers » Good Fathers » Manoah prays for instruction in regard to his coming child
Manoah » A danite » Of zorah » Father of » Samson
Parents » Good--exemplified » Manoah
Prayer » Answered » Manoah, asking about samson
Judges 13:9 (show verse)
God listened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again to the woman as she was sitting in the field, but Manoah her husband was not with her.
Judges 13:10 (show verse)
So the woman ran quickly and told her husband, “Behold, the man who came the other day has appeared to me.”
Judges 13:11 (show verse)
Then Manoah arose and followed his wife, and when he came to the man he said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to the woman?” And he said, “I am.”
Judges 13:12 (show verse)
Manoah said, “Now when your words come to pass, what shall be the boy’s mode of life and his vocation?”
Judges 13:13 (show verse)
So the angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Let the woman pay attention to all that I said.
Judges 13:14 (show verse)
She should not eat anything that comes from the vine nor drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing; let her observe all that I commanded.”
Total abstinence » From intoxicating beverages
Total abstinence » Instances of » Samson
Conception » Miraculous » Manoah's wife
Food » Kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Manoah » A danite » Of zorah » Father of » Samson
Unclean » Physical food, kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Victuals » Kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Total abstinence » Instances of » Samson
Conception » Miraculous » Manoah's wife
Food » Kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Manoah » A danite » Of zorah » Father of » Samson
Unclean » Physical food, kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Victuals » Kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Judges 13:15 (show verse)
Then Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “Please let us detain you so that we may prepare a young goat for you.”
Judges 13:16 (show verse)
The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, I will not eat your food, but if you prepare a burnt offering, then offer it to the Lord.” For Manoah did not know that he was the angel of the Lord.
Judges 13:17 (show verse)
Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “What is your name, so that when your words come to pass, we may honor you?”
Judges 13:18 (show verse)
But the angel of the Lord said to him, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is wonderful?”
Judges 13:19 (show verse)
So Manoah took the young goat with the grain offering and offered it on the rock to the Lord, and He performed wonders while Manoah and his wife looked on.
Altars » Natural rocks sometimes used as
Angel (a spirit) » Appearances of » To manoah
Animals » Names of » Goats, as offerings
Conception » Miraculous » Manoah's wife
Goat » Manoah
Manoah » A danite » Of zorah » Father of » Samson
Miracles » Catalogue of » Fire on the sacrifices » Of manoah
Rocks » Used as » Altars
Angel (a spirit) » Appearances of » To manoah
Animals » Names of » Goats, as offerings
Conception » Miraculous » Manoah's wife
Goat » Manoah
Manoah » A danite » Of zorah » Father of » Samson
Miracles » Catalogue of » Fire on the sacrifices » Of manoah
Rocks » Used as » Altars
Judges 13:20 (show verse)
For it came about when the flame went up from the altar toward heaven, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell on their faces to the ground.
Judges 13:21 (show verse)
Now the angel of the Lord did not appear to Manoah or his wife again. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of the Lord.
Judges 13:22 (show verse)
So Manoah said to his wife, “We will surely die, for we have seen God.”
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » Acknowledged by the old testament saints
Conception » Miraculous » Manoah's wife
Counsel » Wives » Examples of
God » Remember » Seeing
Home » Husbands and wives » Wives' counsel, examples of
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Acknowledged by old testament saints
Manoah » A danite » Of zorah » Father of » Samson
Conception » Miraculous » Manoah's wife
Counsel » Wives » Examples of
God » Remember » Seeing
Home » Husbands and wives » Wives' counsel, examples of
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Acknowledged by old testament saints
Manoah » A danite » Of zorah » Father of » Samson
Judges 13:23 (show verse)
But his wife said to him, “If the Lord had desired to kill us, He would not have accepted a burnt offering and a grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things, nor would He have let us hear things like this at this time.”
Judges 13:24 (show verse)
Then the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the child grew up and the Lord blessed him.
Judges 13:25 (show verse)
And the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
The tribe of Dan » Sampson was of
Eshtaol » Samson moved by the spirit of the lord near
Holy spirit » Inspiration of » The judges » Samson
the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit » Modes of » By secret impulse
Mahaneh-dan » An encampment of the danites
Samson » A life of contrasts » Spiritual at times
Samson » A danite » son of manoah
Zorah » The city of samson
Eshtaol » Samson moved by the spirit of the lord near
Holy spirit » Inspiration of » The judges » Samson
the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit » Modes of » By secret impulse
Mahaneh-dan » An encampment of the danites
Samson » A life of contrasts » Spiritual at times
Samson » A danite » son of manoah
Zorah » The city of samson