Judges 12:12-13:3 – Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried at Aijalon in
the land of Zebulun. After him Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite judged
Israel. He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on
seventy donkeys, and he judged Israel eight years. Then Abdon the son of
Hillel the Pirathonite died and was buried at Pirathon in the land of Ephraim,
in the hill country of the Amalekites. And the people of Israel again did
what was evil in the sight of the Lord,
so the Lord gave them into
the hand of the Philistines for forty years. There was a certain man of Zorah,
of the tribe of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. And his wife was
barren and had no children. And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said
to her, “Behold, you are barren and have not borne children, but you shall
conceive and bear a son.
Judges
14:4 – His father and mother did not
know that it was from the Lord, for he was seeking an opportunity against the
Philistines. At that time the Philistines ruled over Israel.
Isaiah 7:14 – Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall
call his name Immanuel.
Luke 1:13 – But the angel said to him, “Do not be
afraid, Zechariah, for your prayer has been heard, and your wife
Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
Application:
- · The Lord uses even the sinful weaknesses of men to accomplish his purposes and bring praise to His name.
- · The name ”God is with us” was meant to convince Ahaz that God could rescue him from his enemies.
- · John means the Lord is gracious.
All Scripture verses taken from ESV
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