Judg 13:15-16 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Judg 13:15-16: 13:15-16 Manoah would only send a visitor on his way after providing a meal, in accord with eastern hospitality. The angel insisted that any food be given as a sacrifice to the Lord . That and his reluctance to eat (cp. Gideon’s visitor, 6:17-22 ) suggest that this was a theophany (an appearance of God). To that point, Manoah had failed to recognize his visitor’s divinity.

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‏ Judges 13:15-16

Summary for Judg 13:15-16: 13:15-16 ^a Manoah would only send a visitor on his way after providing a meal, in accord with eastern hospitality. The angel insisted that any food be given as a sacrifice to the Lord. That and his reluctance to eat (cp. Gideon’s visitor, 6:17-22 ^b) suggest that this was a theophany (an appearance of God). To that point, Manoah had failed to recognize his visitor’s divinity.