From today's reading: Judges 13-18
Then Manoah inquired of the angel of the LORD, "What is your name, so that we may honor you when your word comes true?"
He replied, "Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding.
- Judges 13:17-18
Point of Interest:
Judges 13-16 Chronicles on of the most well known stories of the Bible - that of Samson. A Judge of Israel endowed with unnatural strength who was betrayed by a woman and ultimately died in the process of obtaining his revenge.
The footnote in my NIV Study Bible reads in part:
Samson . . . was a loner, whose heroic exploits involved single-handed triumphs over powerful enemies. . . Significantly, this last of the judges typifies the nation of Israel. Born by special divine provision to a barren woman, consecrated to the Lord from birth and endowed by God's Spirit with unique powers to overcome Israel's enemies, he was forever drawn to Philistine women, which ultimately led to his destruction - just as God's . . . people Israel were continually drawn to the gods and ways of the Canaanites to their destruction. The story of Samson is the story of Israel in cameo. The author provides a mirror image of Israel in the days of the judges - and of God's unfailing mercies to his wayward people whom he would not abandon.
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