Judg 13:1 | CPDV | STEP | And again, the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. And he delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

‏ Judges 13:1

The people fall again into idolatry and are afflicted by the Philistines. An angel foretells the birth of Samson.

1 And again, the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. And he delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years. ^{▼▼13:1The eschatological meaning of this verse refers to the period of time, described in the Book of Revelation, called the tribulation, when the Christian faithful are delivered into the hands of those who hate us in secular society cf. Mat 24:9(Conte)}