judges 13:6

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Judges 13:6

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody
Judges 13:6
Verse 6 of 25

Scripture focus

Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance [was] like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he [was], neither told he me his name:

Judges 13:6KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 13:6

Theological / Devotional

Man of God. This was a term generally used of prophets (Deut. 33:1; 1 Sam. 2:27; 9:6-8; 1 Kings 12:22; etc.). Manoah’s wife probably did not imagine that her Visitor was anyone else than a prophet, although she was awe-struck by the majesty of His appearance to the extent that she did not venture to talk to Him, even to ask Him His name or whence He came. Compare v. 10 where she again speaks of Him as “the man,” and v. 16, which states that Manoah did not know He was a heavenly visitant. An Eastern custom is that, when meeting a stranger, the first question usually asked is concerning the name.

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