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Judges 13

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1 και-C προςτιθημι-VAI-AAI3P ο- A--NPM υιος-N2--NPM *ισραηλ-N---GSM ποιεω-VA--AAN ο- A--ASN πονηρος-A1A-ASM ενωπιον-P κυριος-N2--GSM και-C παραδιδωμι-VAI-AAI3S αυτος- D--APM κυριος-N2--NSM εν-P χειρ-N3--DSF *φυλιστιιμ-N---GPM τεσσαρακοντα-M ετος-N3E-APN

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3 και-C οραω-VVI-API3S αγγελος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P αυτος- D--ASF ιδου-I συ- P--NS στειρα-N1A-NSF και-C ου-D τικτω-VX--XAI2S και-C συνλαμβανω-VF--FMI2S υιος-N2--ASM

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6 και-C ειςερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM ανηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSF λεγω-V1--PAPNSF ανθρωπος-N2--NSM θεος-N2--GSM ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S προς-P εγω- P--AS και-C ειδος-N3E-NSN αυτος- D--GSM ως-C ειδος-N3E-NSN αγγελος-N2--GSM θεος-N2--GSM φοβερος-A1A-NSN σφοδρα-D και-C ου-D ερωταω-VAI-AAI1S αυτος- D--ASM ποθεν-D ειμι-V9--PAI3S και-C ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM ου-D αποαγγελλω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS

7 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εγω- P--DS ιδου-I συ- P--NS εν-P γαστηρ-N3--DSF εχω-V1--PAI2S και-C τικτω-VF--FMI2S υιος-N2--ASM και-C νυν-D μη-D πινω-VB--AAS2S οινος-N2--ASM και-C μεθυσμα-N3M-ASN και-C μη-D εσθιω-VB--AAS2S πας-A3--ASN ακαθαρτος-A1B-ASN οτι-C αγιος-A1A-NSN θεος-N2--GSM ειμι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSN παιδαριον-N2N-NSN απο-P γαστηρ-N3--GSF εως-P ημερα-N1A-GSF θανατος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--GSM

8 και-C προςευχομαι-VAI-AMI3S *μανωε-N---NSM προς-P κυριος-N2--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S εν-P εγω- P--DS κυριος-N2--VSM *αδωναιε-N---VSM ο- A--ASM ανθρωπος-N2--ASM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM ος- --ASM αποστελλω-VAI-AAI2S ερχομαι-VB--AAD3S δη-X ετι-D προς-P εγω- P--AP και-C συνβιβαζω-VA--AAD3S εγω- P--AP τις- I--ASN ποιεω-VA--AAS1P ο- A--DSN παιδιον-N2N-DSN ο- A--DSN τικτω-V1--PMPDSN

9 και-C ειςακουω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM θεος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSF φωνη-N1--GSF *μανωε-N---GSM και-C ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM αγγελος-N2--NSM ο- A--GSM θεος-N2--GSM ετι-D προς-P ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF και-C ουτος- D--NSF καταημαι-V5I-IMI3S εν-P αγρος-N2--DSM και-C *μανωε-N---NSM ο- A--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM αυτος- D--GSF ου-D ειμι-V9--IAI3S μετα-P αυτος- D--GSF

10 και-C ταχυνω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF και-C τρεχω-VBI-AAI3S και-C ανααγγελλω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--DSM ανηρ-N3--DSM αυτος- D--GSF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S προς-P αυτος- D--ASM ιδου-I οραω-VXI-API3S προς-P εγω- P--AS ο- A--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM ος- --NSM ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S εν-P ημερα-N1A-DSF προς-P εγω- P--AS

11 και-C αναιστημι-VHI-AAI3S και-C πορευομαι-VCI-API3S *μανωε-N---NSM οπισω-P ο- A--GSF γυνη-N3K-GSF αυτος- D--GSM και-C ερχομαι-VBI-AAI3S προς-P ο- A--ASM ανηρ-N3--ASM και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ει-X συ- P--NS ειμι-V9--PAI2S ο- A--NSM ανηρ-N3--NSM ο- A--NSM λαλεω-VA--AAPNSM προς-P ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM αγγελος-N2--NSM εγω- P--NS

12 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μανωε-N---NSM νυν-D ερχομαι-VF--FMI3S ο- A--NSM λογος-N2--NSM συ- P--GS τις- I--NSF ειμι-VF--FMI3S κρισις-N3I-NSF ο- A--GSN παιδιον-N2N-GSN και-C ο- A--NPN ποιημα-N3M-NPN αυτος- D--GSM

13 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM αγγελος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P *μανωε-N---ASM απο-P πας-A3--GPM ος- --GPM ειπον-VX--XAI1S προς-P ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF φυλασσω-VF--FMI3S

14 απο-P πας-A3--GSM ος- --ASN εκπορευομαι-V1--PMI3S εκ-P αμπελος-N2--GSF ο- A--GSM οινος-N2--GSM ου-D εσθιω-VF--FMI3S και-C οινος-N2--ASM και-C σικερα-N3--ASN μεθυσμα-N3M-ASN μη-D πινω-VB--AAD3S και-C πας-A3--ASN ακαθαρτος-A1B-ASN μη-D εσθιω-VB--AAD3S πας-A3--APN οσος-A1--APN εντελλομαι-VAI-AMI1S αυτος- D--DSF φυλασσω-VF--FMI3S

15 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μανωε-N---NSM προς-P ο- A--ASM αγγελος-N2--ASM κυριος-N2--GSM καταεχω-VA--AAS1P ωδε-D συ- P--AS και-C ποιεω-VA--AAS1P ενωπιον-P συ- P--GS εριφος-N2--ASM αιξ-N3G-GPM

16 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM αγγελος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM προς-P *μανωε-N---ASM εαν-C καταεχω-VB--AAS2S εγω- P--AS ου-D εσθιω-VF--FMI1S απο-P ο- A--GPM αρτος-N2--GPM συ- P--GS και-C εαν-C ποιεω-VA--AAS2S ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM αναφερω-VF--FAI2S αυτος- D--ASN οτι-C ου-D γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3S *μανωε-N---NSM οτι-C αγγελος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM αυτος- D--NSM

17 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μανωε-N---NSM προς-P ο- A--ASM αγγελος-N2--ASM κυριος-N2--GSM τις- I--NSN ο- A--NSN ονομα-N3M-NSN συ- P--DS οτι-C ερχομαι-VB--AAO3S ο- A--NSN ρημα-N3M-NSN συ- P--GS και-C δοξαζω-VF--FAI1P συ- P--AS

18 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSM αγγελος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM εις-P τις- I--ASN ουτος- D--ASN ερωταω-V3--PAI2S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN εγω- P--GS και-C αυτος- D--ASN ειμι-V9--PAI3S θαυμαστος-A1--ASM

19 και-C λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S *μανωε-N---NSM ο- A--ASM εριφος-N2--ASM ο- A--GPM αιξ-N3G-GPM και-C ο- A--ASF θυσια-N1A-ASF και-C αναφερω-VAI-AAI3S επι-P ο- A--ASF πετρα-N1A-ASF ο- A--DSM κυριος-N2--DSM και-C διαχωριζω-VAI-AAI3S ποιεω-VA--AAN και-C *μανωε-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF αυτος- D--GSM βλεπω-V1--PAPNPM

20 και-C γιγνομαι-VBI-AMI3S εν-P ο- A--DSN αναβαινω-VZ--AAN ο- A--ASF φλοξ-N3G-ASF επανω-D ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN εως-P ο- A--GSM ουρανος-N2--GSM και-C αναβαινω-VZI-AAI3S ο- A--NSM αγγελος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM εν-P ο- A--DSF φλοξ-N3G-DSF ο- A--GSN θυσιαστηριον-N2N-GSN και-C *μανωε-N---NSM και-C ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF αυτος- D--GSM βλεπω-V1--PAPNPM και-C πιπτω-VAI-AAI3P επι-P προσωπον-N2N-ASN αυτος- D--GPM επι-P ο- A--ASF γη-N1--ASF

21 και-C ου-D προςτιθημι-VAI-AAI3S ετι-D ο- A--NSM αγγελος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM οραω-VV--APN προς-P *μανωε-N---ASM και-C προς-P ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF αυτος- D--GSM τοτε-D γιγνωσκω-VZI-AAI3S *μανωε-N---NSM οτι-C αγγελος-N2--NSM κυριος-N2--GSM ουτος- D--NSM

22 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S *μανωε-N---NSM προς-P ο- A--ASF γυνη-N3K-ASF αυτος- D--GSM θανατος-N2--DSM αποθνησκω-VF2-FMI1P οτι-C θεος-N2--ASM οραω-VBI-AAI1P

23 και-C ειπον-VBI-AAI3S αυτος- D--DSM ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF αυτος- D--GSM ει-X θελω-V1I-IAI3S ο- A--NSM κυριος-N2--NSM θανατοω-VA--AAN εγω- P--AP ου-D αν-X λαμβανω-VBI-AAI3S εκ-P χειρ-N3--GSF εγω- P--GP ολοκαυτωμα-N3M-ASN και-C θυσια-N1A-ASF και-C ου-D αν-X δεικνυω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--DP ουτος- D--APN πας-A3--APN και-C καθως-D καιρος-N2--NSM ου-D αν-X ακουτιζω-VAI-AAI3S εγω- P--AP ουτος- D--APN

24 και-C τικτω-VBI-AAI3S ο- A--NSF γυνη-N3K-NSF υιος-N2--ASM και-C καλεω-VAI-AAI3S ο- A--ASN ονομα-N3M-ASN αυτος- D--GSM *σαμψων-N---NSM και-C αδρυνω-VCI-API3S ο- A--NSN παιδαριον-N2N-NSN και-C ευλογεω-VA--AAI3S αυτος- D--ASN κυριος-N2--NSM

25 και-C αρχω-VAI-AMI3S πνευμα-N3M-ASN κυριος-N2--GSM συν εκπορευομαι-V1--PMN αυτος- D--DSM εν-P παρεμβολη-N1--DSF *δαν-N---GSM και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM *σαραα-N---GS και-C ανα-P μεσος-A1--ASM *εσθαολ-N---GS

   

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Exploring the Meaning of Judges 13

Napsal(a) New Christian Bible Study Staff, Julian Duckworth

Judges 13: The birth of Samson.

Chapters 13-16 of Judges tell the story of Samson, one of the greatest judges of Israel. At the time of Samson’s birth, Israel had been under Philistine oppression for forty years, because they had once again sinned against the Lord. As we have seen in previous chapters, the Lord appears to have punished them, but this is not the case; it is really our own waywardness that brings about these negative consequences.

This story begins with Samson’s parents, Manoah and his wife. Manoah’s wife was barren, but the angel of the Lord appeared to her, with news that she would have a son. The angel said that she was forbidden to drink alcohol or eat anything unclean, and that her son was never to have his hair cut, for he would be a Nazirite. And finally, the angel prophesied that her son would deliver Israel from the Philistines.

When Manoah’s wife told him what had happened, he prayed to the Lord for the man to return. The angel reappeared to Manoah’s wife, so she brought her husband to speak with the angel directly. Manoah asked what they should do for their child, but the angel only told Manoah that his wife must follow the instructions she had received.

Manoah offered a meal to the angel of the Lord, but the angel declined, saying that the burnt offering must be made to the Lord. Manoah brought out the meat of a young goat, placed it upon a rock, and gave it as a burnt offering to the Lord. The angel of the Lord ascended in the flames toward heaven, and the couple knew that they had seen God.

In time, Samson was born, and the Lord blessed him.

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Samson’s name literally means “sun-like”. He was a mighty warrior, a womaniser, and a powerful character prone to sudden outbursts and rage, but his intention was to defend Israel and defeat the Philistines. He was strong in his acknowledgement of his people and his God.

Samson represents the Lord in His divine human, and also the power of the Word in its literal sense. This is why Samson had strength in the abundance of his hair (see Swedenbrog’s works, Doctrine of Sacred Scripture 49[2], and Arcana Caelestia 9836[2]).

Spiritually, barrenness stands for a lack of personal doctrine or a spiritual path, representing how life can feel before regeneration begins. The angel of the Lord appeared to just the woman at first, because the purpose of regeneration is primarily to make us love what is good (represented by a woman). We do this by knowing and obeying truth (represented by a man).

The Nazarites, who vowed not to drink or cut their hair, represented the Lord as the Word in its ultimate and fullest sense (see Swedenborg’s work, Apocalypse Revealed 47). These customs are the marks of a natural and genuine life, as wine can lead us astray, and focusing on appearances can lead to vanity. Above all, Samson’s uncut hair represented this greatness of divine truths from the Word (see Swedenborg’s work, True Christian Religion 214).

The angel was reluctant to tell Manoah and his wife details about their son’s future, except that he would be a Nazarite, and would deliver Israel. He intentionally kept them from knowing what would take place, because if they knew the future, they would no longer be able to act in freedom. Divine Providence - the Lord’s plan for our world - cannot be disclosed to us, or we would no longer live in freedom to make our own decisions (Arcana Caelestia 2493).

Manoah asked the angel what his name was, so he could be honored. However, the angel declined to tell them, as his name was wonderful. A name describes a person’s spiritual qualities, and we are unable to fathom the extent of heavenly qualities because they are of God.

The spiritual meaning of Manoah’s sacrifice comes from the correspondence of a young goat (innocence within the human soul) and the rock (truth). The young goat, placed on the rock as a sacrifice, represents worshipping from our hearts in faith to the Lord. This is the Lord’s requirement of us (Doctrine of Sacred Scripture 18[3] and Arcana Caelestia 9393).