And of his consecration to him.His strength resides in the Lord.This secret is his and yours alone.Do not break this pactwith the almighty.Manoah!A man back there at the well.A strange man. His hair shall never be cut.This shall be the symbolof his alliance with God. Of your people from the Philistine.Look through me, and you will seewhere his future lies.As a mark of obedience to the Lord. But he did not abandon them.And their faith grew in their struggleagainst their Philistine oppressors.Do not fear, woman.The Lord of life has not forgotten youin your barrenness.I am the messenger come to tell youthat your womb will bear fruit.You will conceive a son,a Nazarite dedicated to God.He will eat no unclean foodand drink no strong drink.And he will grow strongerthan a hundred men.He is the Lord's gift,chosen to begin the liberation. They exploited their empirewith cruel efficiency.But they were alsoan advanced people.In a world of bronze,they had discovered the secret of iron.And with this, they crushed anydisobedience swiftly and without mercy.God's punishmentof the people of Israel was severe. To all things, there is a purpose.It was the time of the judges.The Lord had punished the childrenof Israel for their sins against him.He had delivered theminto the hands of the Philistines.Conquerors of the people of Israel.
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