Judges 13:4

“Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:”

"Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:" - Judges 13:4
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What does Judges 13:4 mean?

The verse Judges 13:4 from the King James Version of the Bible reads as follows: "Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing." This verse is part of the story of the birth of Samson, a figure in the Book of Judges, and…

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Living with Purpose: A Call to Holiness

The verse from Judges 13:4, \"Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:\" serves as a profound reminder of the call to holiness and intentional living that God demands from His people. This admonition is not just a…

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A Prayer for Holiness and Divine Strength

Heavenly Father, I come before You today in deep reverence and humility, acknowledging Your sovereignty and grace in my life. As I reflect upon the wisdom and counsel of Your Word, I am particularly drawn to the words found in Judges 13:4, where You instruct, "Now therefore…

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Judges 13:4 - "Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:"
Hebrews 13:4 - "Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge."
Judges 4:13 - "And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon."
Judges 4:4
"Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge." - Hebrews 13:4
Judges 4:4 - "¶ And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time."
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 4:4 - "¶ And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time."
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
"¶ And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time." - Judges 4:4
James 2:4 - "Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?"
Judges 13:25 - "And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol."
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 4:15 – "The Lord routed Sisera and all his chariots and army by the sword."
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."
Judges 4:12 - "And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor."
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
Judges 4:23 - "So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel."
Judges 4:1 - "And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead."
Judges 11:4 - "¶ And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel."