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~Class Notes
Chapter Eight ~ Surprise Blessing
Read Judges 13:1.
The Israelites were in a repeated ____________ cycle:
● _____________________________________________________________.
● _____________________________________________________________.
● _____________________________________________________________.
● _____________________________________________________________.
● _____________________________________________________________.
This punishment was not short-lived. It lasted __________ years.
The Israelites were being ruled by the ________________________. Their ________________, _______________________, and _______________ were far beyond any other civilization at the time.
● They were the first ones to work with __________ / make ______________.
● They were the first ones to use ______________________________ in war.
● Their ___________, ________________, and architecture was all advanced.
Read Judges 13:2-3.
Did you notice #1… __________________________________________________
Did you notice #2… __________________________________________________
NOTE: These appearances are generally referred to as “theophanies” and are known to bring revelations and prophecies to certain individuals.
But this is the first time we see God point to someone _________________.
Did you notice #3… __________________________________________________
● No _______________ meant ___________________ in the family business .
● No _______________ meant no one to _____________________________.
● Women who couldn’t __________________________ were often considered _________________________________.
● Most marriage contracts allowed for ________________ if the wife was __________________________________________.
Did you notice #4… __________________________________________________
Let’s continue with our story. Read Judges 13:4-5.
NOTE: The word “Nazarite” means ______________________. (Reference Numbers 6:2-8.)
To summarize the Nazarite vow:
1. Do not _______________________________________________________.
2. Do not _______________________________________________________.
3. Do not _______________________________________________________.
You have to wonder, why can’t he ___________________________?
Did you notice the word _____________ in verse 5?
Let’s see what happens… Read Judges 13:6-7; then 13:8.
Read Judges 13:9.
God heard Manoah, yet the angel came to the _____________ again… not Manoah.
Read Judges 13:10-14.
And Manoah was full of questions. The first being, _________________________? The response? ________________________.
Read Judges 13:15-18.
Jewish hospitality customs required that all strangers who approached your house were to be offered the opportunity to _____________, refresh themselves, and ________________________.
But the angel tried to explain… I’m not here to ____________________; instead, you should _____________________________________.
NOTE: The Hebrew word for ________________________ literally means _________________________________. It was the complete destruction, or sacrifice, of an animal (except for the hide).
The angel said, “Why do you ask my name, seeing it is _____________________?” (v.18)
The Hebrew word for ___________________ used here is the word for _________________. This version of the word is used almost exclusively in describing God in the Old Testament. It literally means “of, from, or like _______”.
Read Judges 13:19-23. A kid and grain offering signified two things:
1. The goat/blood sacrifice signified __________________________________.
2. The grain signified ___________________ for God’s provisions and goodwill.
And then after Manoah placed the sacrifices on the rock, he and his wife watched while “He performed _______________________.”
(Reference Judges 6:21)
Verse 21 says that Manoah knew that this ________________________________.
Read Judges 13:24-25.
She had a son named ___________________, meaning _____________________.
Psalm 51:1 says, “Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; according to the greatness of Your compassion blot out all my offenses.”
How will God use you? Have you heard His call?
The angel in your story could be waiting around the next corner…
Are you ready to say, “YES”?
~Homework
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