Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Judges 13:12
Let thy words come to pass; or, thy words shall come to pass; I firmly believe that thy promises shall be fulfilled. How shall we order the child? what rules shall we observe about his education?
Let thy words come to pass; or, thy words shall come to pass; I firmly believe that thy promises shall be fulfilled. How shall we order the child? what rules shall we observe about his education?
Translate, “What shall be the manner (or ordering) of the child, and what shall be his work (or exploits).” The original message of the Angel had given information on these two points: (1) how the ch...
6. SIXTH DECLENSION: UNDER THE PHILISTINES AND SAMSON CHAPTER 13 _ 1. Israel delivered to the Philistines (Judges 13:1)_ 2. Manoah and his wife (Judges 13:2) 3. Samson born (Judges 13:24) The sixt...
THE BIRTH OF SAMSON. Judges 13:1. D's usual introduction. Judges 13:2. Zorah (p. 31) is now Sar-' a, 800 ft. above the valley of Sorek (Wady es-Surâ r), 17 m. W. of Jerusalem. In Joshua 15:33 and...
HOW SHALL WE ORDER THE CHILD, AND HOW SHALL WE DO UNTO HIM? Hebrew "What shall be the rule of (Genitive of relation. concerning) the boy, and what shall be his work? ...
_Now let thy words come to pass_ The marg. is to be preferred; for a conditional clause without the conditional particle in Hebrew cf. Numbers 12:14, and see Driver, _Tenses_, § 155. To relieve the ob...
AND MANOAH SAID, NOW LET THY WORDS COME TO PASS, &C.— Houbigant renders this, _And Manoah said, when that shall come to pass which thou hast spoken, what shall be the method of educating the child?_ w...
Samson of Dan Judges 13:1 to Judges 16:31 _The Birth of Samson Judges 13:1-25_ And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Phi...
_AND MANOAH SAID, NOW LET THY WORDS COME TO PASS. HOW SHALL WE ORDER THE CHILD, AND HOW SHALL WE DO UNTO_ _ HIM?_ How shall we order the child?, х_ MAH_ (H4100) _ YIHªYEH_ (H1961) _ MISHPAT_ (H4941)...
THE STORY OF SAMSON Except for Judges 15:20 and Judges 16:31, Samson has none of the characteristics of a Judge. His exploits against the Philistines are all solitary, and though they doubtless afford...
NOW LET THY WORDS, etc.] i.e. granted that this takes place, how shall we, etc. HOW SHALL WE] RV 'what shall be the manner of the child, and _what shall he_ his work?'...
LIFE WITHOUT LAW JUDGES _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 13 In total, there were 12 judges in the book called Judges. Samson was the last one. The story about him shows that matters had got much worse. Peo...
HOW SHALL WE ORDER THE CHILD...? — The literal rendering is given in the margin, _What shall be the ordering_ (_mishpat;_ LXX., _krima_)_ of the child, and his work? _...
וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר מָנֹ֔וחַ עַתָּ֖ה יָבֹ֣א דְבָרֶ֑יךָ...
THE ANGEL IN THE FIELD Judges 13:1 IN our ignorance not in our knowledge, in our blindness not in our light, we call nature secular and think of the ordinary course of events as a series of cold oper...
THE PROMISE OF A NAZARITE CHAMPION Judges 13:1 The secret of Samson's strength was a puzzle to his contemporaries. Even Delilah could not account for it, Judges 16:5. Clearly, then, it did not depend...
Once again we read that "Israel again did that which was evil," and once again they were delivered to discipline at the hands of their enemies. In this connection we have one of the strangest stories...
The one who took a Nazarite vow was not to partake of the fruit of grape vines at all. The hair was not to be cut until the time of the vow was completed when it would be shaved and burned before the...
_Himself. Hebrew and Septuagint, "What shall be the judgment (education; Calmet) of the boy, and what his works? (or Protestants) how shall we do unto him?" (Haydock)_...
Certainly in all this we behold a lively type of the ever-blessed Jesus. He was himself holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners; and a Nazarite indeed, in whom was no guile. And was not the m...
My object being no more than a sketch, as most of you know, I desire to say but a few words on such of the Chapter s as bear a similar character to that which has been already pointed out in the early...
Samson, as a type, sets before us the principle of Nazariteship, entire separation to God, the source of strength in conflict with our enemies, looked at as enemies who seek to gain the upper hand amo...
AND MANOAH SAID, NOW LET THY WORDS COME TO PASS,.... Which was not only a wish that they might, but a prayer of faith that they would come pass: HOW SHALL WE ORDER THE CHILD? AND HOW SHALL WE DO UNTO...
And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and [how] shall we do unto him? Ver. 12. _How shall we order the child?_] Or, What shall be his office and his work? Thi...
_Now let thy words come to pass_ Or, thy words shall come to pass. I firmly believe thy promises shall be fulfilled. _How shall we order the child?_ Houbigant renders this, _What shall be the method o...
1 Israel is in the hand of the Philistines. 2 An Angel appeareth to Manoahs wife. 8 The Angel appeareth to Manoah. 15 Manoahs sacrifice, whereby the Angel is discouered. 24 Samson is borne. 1 AND...
And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and how shall we do unto him? When this happy event would take place, he wanted to be sure of treating the boy in a manne...
THE SECOND APPEARANCE OF THE ANGEL...
AMSON'S BIRTH PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED (vv. 1-25) After this, because of Israel's further disobedience, the Lord brought them under bondage to the Philistines for forty long years (v. 1). In this case...
HOW SHALL WE ORDER THE: _ Heb._ What shall be the manner of the, etc HOW SHALL WE DO UNTO HIM?: Or, what shall he do?...
8-14 Blessed are those who have not seen, and yet, as Manoah, have believed. Good men are more careful and desirous to know the duty to be done by them, than to know the events concerning them: duty...
Judges 13:12 Manoah H4495 said H559 (H8799) words H1697 come H935 (H8799) boys H5288 life H4941 work...
‘ And Manoah said, “Now let your words come about. What will be the ordering of this child, and what will be his work?” ' Manoah submitted humbly to Yahweh's will and sought further guidance on the b...
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...
CONTENTS: Parents of Samson and Samson's birth. CHARACTERS: God, Angel (Jesus), Holy Spirit, Manoah. CONCLUSION: A promise is given to try our faith and a precept to try our obedience for God requir...
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...
_Manoah; and his wife._ THE ANGELIC APPEARANCES TO MANOAH AND HIS WIFE I. The unknown visitor. Manoah’s wife was just the woman to be visited by an angel--bold, energetic, large-hearted, believing....
JUDGES—NOTE ON JUDGES 13:1__ Samson was the twelfth and last judge. He lived around the beginning of the eleventh century B.C., about 50 years before Saul became king. His physical strength was unpara...
NEW OPPRESSORS AND A NEW DELIVERER In fixing the date at which Samson appeared, it must be remembered that great diversity of opinion exists, as to the exact chronology of the whole period between the...
EXPOSITION JUDGES 13:1 DID EVIL AGAIN. It by no means follows from this phrase that this chapter is in direct chronological sequence to the preceding The scene is shifted to the tribe of Dan, and to...
[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 o...
Ephesians 6:4; Genesis 18:19; Proverbs 22:6; Proverbs 4:4...
SAMSON JUDGES ISRAEL Judges 13:11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The period of the Judges revealed times immediately following the death of Joshua. 1. THE PERIOD OF THE JUDGES, AS A WHOLE, IS SUMMED UP THUS. ...
Let thy words — Or, thy words shall come to pass: I firmly believe thy promises shall be fulfilled. How — What rules shall we observe about his education?...