Judges 13:25

_AND THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD BEGAN TO MOVE HIM AT TIMES IN THE CAMP OF DAN BETWEEN ZORAH AND ESHTAOL._ The Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times - not probably as it moved the prophets, who were charged with an inspired message, but kindling in his youthful bosom a spirit of high and devoted patriotism. х_ LªPA`ªMOW_ (H6470) is improperly rendered in our version "at times," as if the divine afflatus was merely occasional; because the purport of this verse is to state that an extraordinary influence began to be exerted upon him for the first time. _ PA`AM_ (H6471) denotes an anvil, a tread of the foot, an impression on the senses made with sudden violence; and hence, trop to agitate the mind, to arouse it to a state of powerful emotion.] The word, as employed in the present instance, is evidently expressive of the excitation of the Hebrew youth to feats o

24,25 The Spirit of the Lord began to move Samson when a youth. This was evidence that the Lord blessed him. Where God gives his blessing, he gives his Spirit to qualify for the blessing. Those are blessed indeed in whom the Spirit of grace begins to work in the days of their childhood. Samson drank no wine or strong drink, yet excelled in strength and courage, for he had the Spirit of God moving him; therefore be not drunk with wine, but be filled with the Spirit....

Verse 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, c. See Judges 18:13-7. As he had these influences between Zorah and Eshtaol, it is evident that this was _while_ he dwelt at home with his parents for Zorah was the place where his father dwelt; see...

IN THE CAMP OF DAN - Rather, “Mahaneh-Dan” (see the margin). The impulses of the Spirit of the Lord perhaps took the shape of burning indignation at the subjection of his brethren, and thoughts and plans for their deliverance, but especially showed themselves in feats of strength (Judges 14:6; Judges 15:14; Judges 16:30. Compare Acts 7:23)....

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 the Philistines on the west, and there is nothing to guide us as to the exact time when the things narrated occurred. But the end of the forty years probably coincided with the judgeship of Samuel; for there was no complete deliverance in the time of Samson, only occasional cheeks to the Philistine domination (see Judges 13:5). It was not till the days of Samuel that the Philistines were really smitten (see 1 Samuel 7:3). We may suppose the date of the ensuing narrative to be somew

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, but as the Spirit of God came upon him, under the impulse of which he did them, and by the strength he gave him; so the Targum, "and the Spirit of strength from the Lord began to strengthen him.'' This camp of Dan was either a camp formed in that tribe, to prevent the incursions of the Philistines; or rather, since it does not seem that Israel had strength enough to resist them, they having got the p...

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 sixth and last declension of Israel in this book is now before us. This section has deep and interesting lessons. The darkest period is reached. The Philistines lorded over Israel. We miss in connection with this declension the statement which occurs in every preceding departure from Jehovah: “And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD.” Here is no cry recorded nor a return unto the Lord. It seems the greatest indifference controlled the people so that there was no desire to cry to the Lord. And w

THE SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9. BEGAN. They had yet to wait. Compare Judges 15:20. MOVE HIM. stir him with trouble. See Genesis 41:8; Psalms 77:3.Daniel 2:1; Daniel 2:3. AT TIMES. to and fro. THE CAMP OF DAN, where Israel lay in. fortified place. Compare Judges 18:12. ESHTAOL. On the borders of Judah....

_the spirit of the Lord_ See on Judges 3:13. The superhuman power of Jehovah _began to_ STIR _him_to daring feats against the Philistines; cf. St Mark 1:12 -the Spirit driveth him forth." The pass, of the verb (in a trans, sense only here) is rendered -was troubled" in Genesis 41:8; Psalms 77:4 etc. _Mahaneh-dan_ here lies in the heart of the Danite settlements; but according to Judges 18:12 it was situated in Judah, at Kiriath-jearim or _behind_it, i.e. on the western side, and the six hundred, starting from Zorah and Eshtaol, are said to

THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD BEGAN TO MOVE HIM— The Chaldee renders it, _the spirit of fortitude,_ or _courage._ Very early the Spirit of God gave marks of his presence with him, by some extraordinary things superior to human power, which it enabled him to do, as a kind of prelude to that heroic courage with which he was to be endowed. As there was no army of Danites encamped where Samson displayed his power, many follow the version of our Margins, and read this as the proper name of a place; _Mahaneh_ Dan....