Judges 13:6
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: 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:
The verse belongs to the childless home of Manoah of the tribe of Dan at Zorah on the border of the hill country overlooking the Philistine plain, a household that had remained true to Jehovah amid widespread apostasy and Philistine oppression. The woman came and told her husband of a visit from the Angel of Jehovah, described as a man of God and a messenger from God. She described his countenance as like the countenance of an angel of God, awe-inspiring, angel-like and very terrible. She did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell her his name.
She then repeated his message that she would bear a son through whom God would begin to deliver Israel. The visitor gave definite instructions concerning her own habits and the treatment of the child so the promised son would be prepared for the work God had for him, including that the mother abstain from wine, strong drink, and unclean food. Her fearful husband responded to her report by praying for the messenger to return to teach them what to do for the child to be born. The account is that of Samson, who was under a solemn Nazarite vow for his entire life.
The record shows that God employs angels to communicate with human beings. The setting teaches that a child is affected by the mother's habits and that both parents bear responsibility for the child's physical, mental, and moral character. God's giving definite instructions about eating and drinking shows that he cares about diet and health as well as other matters of life.