1 The Israel people did bad again. God let the Philistines rule them for 40 years. ⛓️ 2 A man named Manoah lived in Zorah. He was from the Dan family. His wife had no child. 3 God’s angel came to the woman and spoke. He said she will have a baby boy. ➡️ 4 The angel said, Do not drink wine or strong drink. Do not eat food God says no to. 5 You will have a son. Do not cut his hair. He will have a special promise to God. He will start to save the Israel people from the Philistines. ✂️️ 6 The woman told her husband, Manoah. She said a man from God came. He looked like God’s angel. I did not ask His name. ♀️➡️️✨ 7 She said, He told me: You will have a son. Do not drink wine or strong drink. Do not eat bad food. The boy has a special promise to God all his life. ️ 8 Manoah prayed to God. He said, Please send the man from God again. Teach us what to do with the boy. ⬆️ 9 God heard. God’s angel came again to the woman in the field. Manoah was not there. ➡️ 10 The woman ran to Manoah and said, The man is here again! ♀️➡️ 11 Manoah went with his wife to the man. Manoah said, Are you the one who spoke to my wife? The angel said, I am. ♂️♀️❓✔️ 12 Manoah said, When the baby comes, what should we do? How should the boy live? ❓ 13 God’s angel said, Your wife must do what I said. ✅ 14 She must not eat food from the grape vine. She must not drink wine or strong drink. She must not eat bad food. She must do all I said. ✅ 15 Manoah said to the angel, Please stay. We will cook a young goat for you. ➡️️ 16 God’s angel said, I will not eat your food. But you can make a burned gift to God. Manoah did not know He was God’s angel. ️➡️ 17 Manoah said to God’s angel, What is your name? We want to honor you when your word comes true. ❓️ 18 God’s angel said, Why ask my name? My name is too wonderful. ✨ 19 Manoah put the young goat and grain gift on a rock for God. He and his wife watched. God did a wonder. ➕✨ 20 The fire flame went up. God’s angel went up in the flame. Manoah and his wife saw it. They fell with faces to the ground. ⬆️⬆️♂️♀️ 21 God’s angel did not show again. Then Manoah knew it was God’s angel. 22 Manoah said to his wife, We will die! We saw God! ️ 23 His wife said, If God wanted us to die, He would not take our gift. He would not show us this. He would not tell us this. ️✨ 24 The woman had a son. She named him Samson. The boy grew. God blessed him. ➡️✨ 25 God’s Holy Spirit began to move Samson in the Dan camp, near Zorah and Eshtaol. ️✨➡️⛺