1 Samuel 3:19; Hebrews 11:32; Luke 1:80; Luke 2:52
Samson - The etymology is doubtful. Perhaps it comes from a word signifying “to minister,” in allusion to his Nazaritic consecration to the servi...
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 (Wad...
called his name . called him. Figure of speech Pleonasm. App-6. grew. Israel waited twenty years for deliverance. Compare Judges 15:20 ; Judg...
And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him. And called his name Samson - The original שמשון s...
Called his name Samson— It is not easy to determine the derivation of this word. That of those who derive it from שׁמשׁ Shemesh, the Sun, seems...
And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him. The woman bare a son, and called his name...
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 Phil...
Samson. — Josephus renders the word “strong” (ἰσχυρός) , deriving it from a root ( shameem ) , and perhaps not unwilling to suggest an analogy be...
SAMSON PLUNGING INTO LIFE Judges 13:24-25 ; Judges 14:1-20 Or all who move before us in the Book of Judges Samson is preeminently the popular...
the Promise Fulfilled Judges 13:15-25 Manoah's wife comforted her husband with admirable tact. How often her words come back to us, at the diff...
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 th...
Samson, like Shemesh, signifies a sun: probably typical of Him, who is emphatically called, the Sun of righteousness. Malachi 4:2 . And perhaps in a...
THE HEBREW HERCULES ‘And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. And the Spirit of the Lor...
And the woman bare a son, and called name Samson ,.... After these appearances were over, Manoah and his wife returned to their habitation, and she...
And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him. Ver. 24. And called his name Samson. ] That is...
The Lord blessed him That is, endowed him with all those graces and gifts of mind and body which were necessary for the work he was designed for....
AMSON'S BIRTH PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED (vv. 1-25) After this, because of Israel's further disobedience, the Lord brought them under bondage to the P...
The Birth of Samson. B. C. 1161. 24...
i.e. Endowed him with all those graces and gifts of mind and body which were necessary for the work he was designed for.
‘ And the woman bore a son, and called his name Samson (Shimshon), and the child grew, and Yahweh blessed him.' Eventually the son was born as Ya...
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...
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...
Judges 13:24-25 (with Judges 16:31 ) I. Consider the character of Samson. His character is unlike that of the other heroes of Hebrew story. (1...
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...
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...
Samson. Samson The history of Samson is surprising even in an extraordinary age. In several particulars he was the most distinguished of the He...
EXPOSITION Judges 13:1 Did evil again . It by no means follows from this phrase that this chapter is in direct chronological sequence to t...
The Second Appearance of the Angel
And the woman, the wife of Manoah, in due time bare a son and called his name Samson; and the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. Cf 1 Samuel 2:...
Samson Judges Israel Judges 13:11-25 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The period of the Judges revealed times immediately following the death of Joshua. 1...
Blessed him — That is, endowed him with all those graces and gifts of mind and body which were necessary for the work he was designed for.
24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.