Judges 13:20 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 13:20

When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.

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ASV

For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of Jehovah ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

KJV

For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.

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Commentary

2 voices

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Manoah said unto the angel . . ., What is thy name?--Manoah's request elicited the most unequivocal proofs of the divinity of his supernatural visitor--in his name "secret" (in the Margin, "wonderful"), and in the miraculous flame that betokened the acceptance of the sacrifice.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The altar - That is, from that part of the rock which served instead of an altar, upon which the sacrifice was laid. Ascended - To manifest his nature and essence to be spiritual.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְהִי֩	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
בַעֲל֨וֹת	va.'a.Lot	when went up	H5927 →
הַלַּ֜הַב	ha.La.hav	the flame	H3851 →
מֵעַ֤ל	me.'Al	from on	H5921 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙	ha.miz.Be.ach	the altar	H4196 →
הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה	ha.sha.May.mah	the heavens towards	H8064 →
וַיַּ֥עַל	vai.Ya.'al	and he went up	H5927 →
מַלְאַךְ־	mal.'akh-	[the] angel of	H4397 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
בְּלַ֣הַב	be.La.hav	in [the] flame of	H3851 →
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ	ha.miz.Be.ach	the altar	H4196 →
וּמָנ֤וֹחַ	u.ma.No.ach	and Manoah	H4495 →
וְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙	ve.'ish.To	and wife his	H802 →
רֹאִ֔ים	ro.'Im	[were] looking	H7200 →
וַיִּפְּל֥וּ	vai.yi.pe.Lu	and they fell	H5307 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם	pe.nei.Hem	faces their	H6440 →
אָֽרְצָה׃	'A.re.tzah	[the] ground towards	H776 →

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2 Kings 2:11
As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
leads to
- 2 Kings 6:17
  Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 104:3–4
  laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
Through
Ezekiel 1:28
The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the…
leads to
- Revelation 10:1
  Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
- Revelation 4:3
  The One seated there looked like jasper and carnelian, and a rainbow that gleamed like an emerald encircled the throne.
Through
Leviticus 9:24
Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell…
leads to
- Judges 6:21
  Then the angel of the LORD extended the tip of the staff that was in his hand and touched the meat and the unleavened bread. And fire flared from the rock and consumed the…
- 1 Kings 18:38–39
  Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water in the trench.
- 1 Chronicles 21:26
  And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. He called upon the LORD, who answered him with fire from heaven on the altar of burnt offering.
- Judges 13:19–20
  Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to the LORD. And as Manoah and his wife looked on, the LORD did a marvelous thing.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Judges

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Judges