Sep 30 2008
Manoah’s wife
All throughout Israel’s history before they had a king, God always appointed judges to rule them after Moses died.
So what was Manoah’s wife’s role in this episode? She was just the mother of the strongest man on earth, Samson.
Before Manoah’s wife conceived she was strictly commanded to avoid wine while being pregnant with the baby. And once the baby is born no scissors were ever gonna touch his hair for he was going to be a Nazirite, a person appointed by God from birth to be His chosen servant.
Manoah’s wife adhered faithfully to God’s instruction and raised Samson to be what God wanted him to. We know that Samson got side-tracked a little bit. But looking at the whole picture, we see that Samson did fulfill what God had appointed him to do up to his last breath.
Some mothers worry that they have not been a good parent to their child/ren. But let’s remember Manoah’s wife. She did all what God instructed her to do on how to raise Samson. But following his own will and giving in to his weakness, Samson went astray. However, realizing his mistake, Samson turned to God and triumphed in the end even if it cost his life.
