The boy is to be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from the womb

 Judge 13:1-25

Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, “You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son. Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean. You will become pregnant and have a son whose head is never to be touched by a razor because the boy is to be a Nazirite, dedicated to God from the womb. He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.”

She must not eat anything that comes from the grapevine, nor drink any wine or other fermented drink nor eat anything unclean. She must do everything I have commanded her.” Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, “We would like you to stay until we prepare a young goat for you.”

The angel of the Lord replied, “Even though you detain me, I will not eat any of your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, offer it to the Lord.”

He replied, “Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding(is wonderful)."

The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the Lord blessed him, and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

The champion against the enemy in the west is set apart for the task from the moment of his conception. For Samson, the Nazirite vow was lifelong.

Why?

The Lord always cares about his people, so 40 years later God let Samson came to rescue the Israelites from the hands of the Philistines.

Samsom is under the rule of Nazirite, who is dedicated to God from the womb, it is a whole life vow.

The Lord shows before the man and told them how to pregnant.

Give an offering to the Lord is from our daily lives to honor the name of the Lord!

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講參孫的出生。參孫的父母都是敬畏神的，在當時是少數以色列人。普遍是不相信神的人。和現在一樣，與利益有關神，短視近利，利益掛帥！小孩只求讀書，直到孩子的品格出現問題才來緊張。當時人拜巴力，因為可以豐收。

我們要思想這些故事，和我們有什麼關係?為什麼說這些話?從現在觀點來看，好不容易生出來，應該好好教，讀好學校。如今卻要他獻給神，當拿細耳人，而且還沒有出生就獻給神。這小孩未來可能當醫生，當財團主人，如果說要他去當傳道人。我們是否願意?一個敬畏神的人看重孩子他們與神的關係，而不是社會地位。

馬挪亞是隨時款待人的人，付出代價款待神的使者。獻山羊羔燔祭、素祭。奉獻是現在式，不是等到將來有錢才奉獻。如果現在不學習奉獻，以後更難。

馬挪亞願意和神建立關係，認識神的。名字代表特質、性格、作為、心意、命名者的期待。即願意多認識神的本質、性格。神是奇妙的Wonderful是無法用文字說明的，是超越一切的，難以理解的。我們都期待與神相遇，但是經歷以外更重要是認識神的特質。

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How?

When my life is changed to new through Jesus Christ, I have to live out the honor of the Lord in my daily life.