Geneva Bible Notes: Judges 13

Judges 13:1 ^! Israel for their wickednes is oppressed of the Philistims.

Judges 13:2 ^a Signifying that their deliuerance came onely of God & not by mans power.

Judges 13:3 ^! The Angel appeareth to Manoahs wife.

Judges 13:5 ^b Meaning, he shulde be seperate from the worldd and dedicate to God.

Judges 13:6 ^c If flesh by not able to abide the sight of an Angel, how much less the presence of God?

Judges 13:8 ^d He sheweth him selfe ready to obey Gods wil, and therefore desireth to knowe farther.

Judges 13:10 ^e It semeth that the Angel appeared vnto her twise in one day.

Judges 13:11 ^f He calleth him man because he so semed, but he was Christ the eternal worde, which at his time appointed became man.

Judges 13:14 ^g Anie thing forbidden by the Lawe.

Judges 13:16 ^h Shewing that he soght not his owne honor, but Gods, whose messenger he was.

Judges 13:16 ^! The Angel commandeth him to sacrifice vnto the Lord.

Judges 13:18 ^/ Or, ???

Judges 13:19 ⁱ God sent fire from heauen to consume their sacrifice, to confirme their faith in his promes.

Judges 13:23 ^k These graces that we haue receiued of God & his accepting of our obedience, are sure tokens of his loue toward vs, so that nothing can hurt vs.

Judges 13:24 ^! The birth of Samson.

Judges 13:25 ^/ Or, to come vpon him at diuers times.