Samson’s mother (unnamed) carried her son AND the Lord’s Call on his life until he was able to take it up himself. Judges 13
1 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years (a generation, like those who wandered in the desert).
The Angel of the Lord appeared to her and delivered a message from heaven. She had been barren, but heaven had ordained that she would have a son and that he would begin the Deliverance of Israel from the hands of the Philistines.
3 The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, ‘You are barren and childless, but you are going to become pregnant and give birth to a son. 4 Now see to it that YOU DRINK NO WINE OR OTHER FERMENTED DRINK AND THAT YOU DO NOT EAT ANYTHING UNCLEAN. 5 You will become pregnant and have a son whose head is never to be touched by a razor because the boy is to be a Nazirite, DEDICATED TO GOD FROM THE WOMB. He will take the lead in delivering Israel from the hands of the Philistines.’
This unnamed woman was going to bear a son who would begin Israel’s Deliverance from their enemies, the Philistines. There was more to it than that, for that son, Samson, to stand in his calling, he had to be a Nazirite from his birth, set apart for the Lord. His mother had to live under the same Nazirite Vow while she carried him! In order to fulfill God’s plan and purpose for his life he could never be contaminated by anything forbidden under that vow.
The chapter begins with the statement that Israel had been ruled by their enemies for forty years, a generation. I believe in our day that there will be an anointed generation on the earth set apart for the purposes of Heaven. God may require spiritual mothers and fathers to stand with them and help them until they are able to embrace the Calling on their lives. Samson’s mother carried her son physically but during that time she also lived as he was called spiritually – set apart for God. Some of us may have such a calling on our lives, to ensure a younger generation can stand in the place God has for them as this Age reaches a climax.
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