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Judges 13: A Hero for Our Time
Shimshon is probably the most famous of all the Judges, and yet his story is very different than all others. The story begins in similar fashion to Gideon. An angel of God approaches to set up the leader. But this time it is different. The angel appears to Shimshon’s mother, before Shimshon is even conceived.
וַיֵּרָא מַלְאַךְ ה׳ אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלֶיהָ הִנֵּה־נָא אַתְּ עֲקָרָה וְלֹא יָלַדְתְּ וְהָרִית וְיָלַדְתְּ בֵּן
(Judges 13:3)
The angel also appears to Shimshon’s mother twice. His father does not seem to believe her, yet God will only appear to his mother.
וַיָּבֹא מַלְאַךְ…
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