Judges 13:22

Manoah said to his wife, “We are sure to die, because we have seen God!”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

21The angel of Yahweh did not appear again to Manoah or his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was the angel of Yahweh.

23But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh wanted to kill us, he would not have received the burnt offering and the grain offering we gave him. He would not have shown us all these things, nor at this time would he have let us hear such things.”

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Cross References

Exodus 3:6He added, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” Then Moses covered his face, for he was afraid to look at God.

Exodus 24:10They saw the God of Israel. Under his feet there was a pavement made of sapphire stone, as clear as the sky itself.

Deuteronomy 4:38in order to drive out from before you nations greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land as an inheritance, as today.

Judges 6:22Gideon understood that this was the angel of Yahweh. Gideon said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! For I have seen the angel of Yahweh face to face!”

John 1:18No one has seen God at any time. The one and only God, who is at the side of the Father, he has made him known.

Matthew Henry on Judges 13:16-24

Manoah's Alarm. ( b. c. 1161.) 15 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord , I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. 16 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord . For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord . 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord , What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour? 18 And… Read the whole commentary →

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