And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but Manoah her husband was not with her.
God listened to Manoah's prayer, and the angel of God came to the woman again while she was sitting in the field. But her husband Manoah wasn't there with her at the time.
God responded to Manoah's prayer by sending His angel back to speak with Manoah's wife, though Manoah himself missed the visit.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Judges, which describes the turbulent period of Israel's history after the conquest of Canaan, the nation was often oppressed due to their unfaithfulness, and God raised up judges like Samson to deliver them. In Judges 13, Manoah and his barren wife receive a divine visitation from an angel announcing the birth of a son who would be a Nazirite and begin to save Israel from the Philistines. Manoah prays for the angel to return and provide more instructions, and God responds by sending the angel again to his wife while she is alone in the field, emphasizing God's direct involvement in human affairs.
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