Judges 13:1'

Judges 13:1 says, And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.  Once again, the people of Israel did evil in God's sight, and once again He allowed them to be defeated by an enemy, this time the Philistines.  The Philistines ruled them for forty years.  If we turn away from God, we cannot expect Him to give us victory over our enemies for as long as we fail to follow Him.  Verse two adds, And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not.  We are then told of a man named Manoah, of the tribe of Dan, whose wife was barren.  Verse three continues, And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.  An angel of the LORD appeared Manoah's wife, telling here that even though she was barren now, that she was going to have a son.  As long as she believed this, I am sure this was great news.  The gospel is great news today, but we must believe it for it to do us any good.  Of course, since God said this was going to happen, it did not depend on whether she believed it or not, just as salvation through faith in Jesus Christ is an accomplished fact, whether we believe it or not.  Verse four states, Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:  The woman was given specific instructions about some things she was to avoid while pregnant with this son she was going to have.  She was to avoid wine and strong drinks, and to not eat any unclean thing.  It is still good advice today for pregnant women to watch what they eat or drink from a physical perspective, but this was more of a spiritual perspective, though we really shouldn't attempt to separate the two.  Verse five adds, For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no rasor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.  She was told not to cut her son's hair, because he was to be a Nazarite to God from the time of his conception.  I believe that God has a purpose for everyone from the time they are conceived, and not just after they are are born and are grown, though we may not immediately know what that purpose is.  Her son's purpose was to deliver the people of Israel from the Philistines.  God did not choose a mighty warrior from Israel to be their delivere, but an unborn baby, just as an unborn Baby would one day be born to deliver all those who would put their faith in Him from the power and punishment of all sin.  Verse six continues, Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:  Manoah's wife came and told him what had happened, and said that the angel would not tell her where he came from nor what his name was.  If God sends an angel speak to us today, his name and where he is from is not the important thing.  The fact that we know he is from God and the message that he has for us is what is important.  Verse seven concludes, But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death.  She then shared the message that the angel gave her with Manoah, except for the part about their son beginning to deliver them from the Philistines. still with no proof that it was actually true.  We likewise need to share the good news, the gospel of Christ, with the world today, even if we can offer no physical proof that it is real.