Read chapter 13
Samson is a well know Bible character in most Sunday school
classes. Yes, he is known for his
strength because the Lord was with him, but this wasn’t just because he was a “good
Christian.” In this chapter we see that
Samson was set apart since before he was conceived. The Angel of the Lord appeared to Samson’s
mother who was barren telling her she was going to conceive and have a son. Now first off it’s interesting to note that
the Angel of the Lord appeared to the wife first before the husband,
Manoah. Creditability of a woman was not
respected or taken as true then but Manoah believed and trusted his wife, a sweet
glimpse of character this relationship had.
While this woman was pregnant she was not to drink wine or eat anything unclean. That seems like what most pregnant woman aim
to do today. Yet not only is she supposed
to abide by this while she’s pregnant but her son is to live that way his whole
life. He is to be a Nazarite from birth
meaning not drinking anything from the vine nor shaving his head. We read in Numbers chapter six of the
Nazarite vow that many did for a time till the vow was completed. Samson’s life was a vow and therefore his
whole life he was to live that way (thus we see in chapter sixteen when a razor
shaves his head that the vow is broken and the Lord is no longer with him).
Why do you think these regulations were made to hold a
vow? What would you do if the Angle of
the Lord spoke to someone who doesn’t have much credibility in the worlds eyes
that shared the word of the Lord with you?
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