And the Spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.
Amid widespread apostasy in Israel under Philistine oppression, God's prepared help began in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol, with Zorah being a little town on the border of the hill country overlooking the Philistine plain. The moving of the Spirit concerns the promised son given to the childless wife of Manoah, whose household was one of the few that had remained true to Jehovah. The account to which this belongs shows God communicating with human beings through angels. From birth Samson was consecrated to God as a Nazarite, marked by uncut hair and by careful regulation of the habits of both mother and child.
The verse marks the beginning of God's prepared help to begin delivering Israel and humbling the Philistines, as the Spirit of the Lord began to move Samson at intervals to equip him for the work God had planned for him, with his calling and strength coming from God. The divine calling did not remove Samson's responsibility, for he still had to choose whether to obey God and govern his passions.
Amid widespread apostasy in Israel under Philistine oppression, God's prepared help began in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol, with Zorah being a little town on the border of the hill country overlooking the Philistine plain. The moving of the Spirit concerns the promised son given to the childless wife of Manoah, whose household was one of the few that had remained true to Jehovah. The account to which this belongs shows God communicating with human beings through angels. From birth Samson was consecrated to God as a Nazarite, marked by uncut hair and by careful regulation of the habits of both mother and child.
The verse marks the beginning of God's prepared help to begin delivering Israel and humbling the Philistines, as the Spirit of the Lord began to move Samson at intervals to equip him for the work God had planned for him, with his calling and strength coming from God. The divine calling did not remove Samson's responsibility, for he still had to choose whether to obey God and govern his passions.