The Baker

Read the actual text of Judge chapters 13

"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."
Judges 13:1

This time the bible text does not say the Israelites cried out for help!

An angel appeared to the wife of a man named Manoah.

"The angel of the Lord appeared to her and said, 'You are sterile and childless, but you are going to conceive and have a son. Now see to it that you drink no wine or other fermented drink and that you do not eat anything unclean, because you will conceive and give birth to a son. No razor may be used on his head, because the boy is to be a Nazirite, set apart to God from birth, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hands of the Philistines.'"
(Judges 13:4,5)

Read the rest of the story about another appearances to Manoah and his wife.
(vs. 8-23)

"The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the Lord blessed him, and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol."
(Judges 13:24,25)

The Nazirite Vow (Numbers 13)
1. No alcoholic drinks
2. No grapes, raisins, grape juice, seeds or skins.
3. Could not go near a dead body.
4. A razor could not be used on his head.
5. He could not be ceremonially unclean
6. In case of a death near him, he had to shave his head that day, and priests had to offer a sacrifice.
7. Normally the oath could be ended.

Trouble

The Riddle

Foxes

The Jawbone

The Wife

No More Super Strength