Then Manoah intreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.
Then Manoah prayed earnestly to the LORD and said, 'O my Lord, please let the man of God you sent come back to us and teach us what we should do for the child who will be born.'
Manoah is humbly asking God to send the angel back to give them more specific instructions about how to raise their promised son.
📚 Historical Context
Manoah and his wife were an Israelite couple who had been unable to have children. An angel of the LORD had appeared to his wife, announcing she would bear a son who would be a Nazirite and begin to deliver Israel from the Philistines. This son would become Samson, one of Israel's most famous judges during a time when the Israelites were oppressed by their enemies.
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