Judges 13:22

“And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.”

"And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God." - Judges 13:22
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What does Judges 13:22 mean?

The Bible verse Judges 13:22 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God." This verse comes from the story of Samson's birth in the book of Judges, which is found in the Old Testament of the Bible. In…

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Behold the Divine: Encountering God’s Holiness

In Judges 13:22, we find an enthralling account of Manoah, the father of Samson, and his remarkable encounter with the Divine. The verse states, "And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God" (KJV). This illustrates a deeply profound moment in the…

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Prayer of Reverence and Understanding in the Presence of God

O Holy and Eternal God, We come before You in reverence today, echoing the sentiments of Manoah as recorded in Judges 13:22, where he proclaimed in despair, "We shall surely die, because we have seen God." Lord, in this moment, we acknowledge the depth of Your holiness and the…

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Judges 13:22 - "And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God."
Job 22:13 - "And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?"
"And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?" - Job 22:13
Judges 9:22 - "¶ When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,"
Judges 5:22 - "Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones."
Judges 2:13 - "And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth."
Judges 13:13 - "And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware."
Judges 12:13 - "¶ And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel."
Judges 1:22 - "¶ And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Beth-el: and the LORD was with them."
Judges 16:22 - "Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven."
2 Kings 23:22 - "Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;"
Judges 18:13 - "And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came unto the house of Micah."
Judges 8:13 - "¶ And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before the sun was up,"
Judges 13:3 make the Angel of the Lord male
Judges 11:22 - "And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan."
Genesis 22-13
Judges 13:25 - "And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol."
Ezekiel 22:2 - "Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? yea, thou shalt shew her all her abominations."
Judges 2:22 - "That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not."
Psalms 96:13 - "Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth."
Judges 13:2 - "¶ And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not."
"And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth." - Judges 2:13
Judges 13:24 - "¶ And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him."
Exodus 22:9 - "For all manner of trespass, whether it be for ox, for ass, for sheep, for raiment, or for any manner of lost thing, which another challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties shall come before the judges; and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour."
Judges 20:22 - "And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves, and set their battle again in array in the place where they put themselves in array the first day."
Judges 10:13 - "Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more."
Judges 13:21 - "But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD."
Romans 14:13 - "Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion to fall in his brother's way."
"¶ And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel." - Judges 12:13