3/28/2024 0 Comments Crosswalk daily bible verseSo the angel of the LORD said to Manoah, ``Let the woman pay attention to all that I said. Manoah said, ``Now when your words come to pass, what shall be the boy's mode of life and his vocation?" 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." So the woman ran quickly and told her husband, ``Behold, the man who came the other day has appeared to me." 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. 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." ``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.'" And I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name. 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. ``For behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son, and no razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb and he shall begin to deliver Israel from the hands of the Philistines." ``Now therefore, be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Then the angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, ``Behold now, you are barren and have borne no children, but you shall conceive and give birth to a son. 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. 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. Even though our story might not look like what we expect, we can trust that the Lord loves us and is able to work everything for His glory. The faithfulness of Samson’s parents is a reminder that we can’t predict how events will unfold but must nevertheless hold tightly to God’s promises. Yet God was at work in all this: In his final moments, Samson regained his strength and fulfilled the promise of deliverance. Delilah betrayed him by cutting his hair and turning him over to the Philistines. And he confessed to Delilah, a Philistine woman he loved, the secret of his strength: It was related to the Nazirite vow, which included that “no razor shall pass over his head” (v. Though blessed with a godly upbringing and incredible physical strength, he got involved with women from pagan countries. 6:1-21.)īut Samson’s life didn’t turn out the way his parents may have dreamed. And in accordance with God’s plan, Manoah and his wife taught Samson to follow the strict guidelines of the Nazirite vow of dedication. After news like that, she probably imagined that her son’s life would be filled with holiness and happily-ever-afters. In today’s passage, an angel brings good news to Manoah’s infertile wife: She would have a baby who’d be set apart for God’s service and bring deliverance to His people (vv.
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