Judges 13:18

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The angel of the Lord said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It is beyond understanding."

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  • Gen 32:29 : 29 Then the man said, 'Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.'
  • Isa 9:6 : 6 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
  • Judg 13:6 : 6 Then the woman went to her husband and told him, "A man of God came to me. His appearance was like that of an angel of God, very awe-inspiring. I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name.

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  • Judg 13:15-17
    3 verses
    88%

    15Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "Please stay here, and we will prepare a young goat for you."

    16The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "Even if you detain me, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the Lord." (Manoah did not know he was an angel of the Lord.)

    17Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "What is your name, so that we may honor you when your words come true?"

  • Judg 13:19-22
    4 verses
    74%

    19So Manoah took the young goat and the grain offering and offered them on a rock to the Lord, and He did a wondrous thing while Manoah and his wife watched.

    20When the flame rose from the altar toward heaven, the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. Seeing this, Manoah and his wife fell facedown to the ground.

    21The angel of the Lord did not appear again to Manoah and his wife. Then Manoah realized that he was the angel of the Lord.

    22Manoah said to his wife, "We are sure to die, because we have seen God!"

  • Gen 32:29
    74%

    29Then the man said, 'Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.'

  • Judg 13:6
    72%

    6Then the woman went to her husband and told him, "A man of God came to me. His appearance was like that of an angel of God, very awe-inspiring. I did not ask him where he was from, and he did not tell me his name.

  • Judg 13:8-13
    6 verses
    72%

    8Then Manoah prayed to the Lord, saying, "Please, Lord, let the man of God you sent come back to us and teach us what we are to do with the boy who is to be born."

    9God listened to Manoah’s prayer, and the angel of God came again to the woman while she was sitting in the field. But her husband Manoah was not with her.

    10The woman hurried and ran to tell her husband, saying to him, "Behold, the man who came to me the other day has appeared to me again."

    11Manoah got up, followed his wife, and came to the man and said to him, "Are you the man who spoke to my wife?" And he said, "I am."

    12Then Manoah said, "Now, when your words come true, what will be the rules for the boy's life and work?"

    13The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "The woman must obey everything I told her.

  • Judg 6:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22When Gideon realized that it was the angel of the Lord, he exclaimed, 'Alas, Sovereign Lord! I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!'

    23But the Lord said to him, 'Peace be with you. Do not be afraid; you will not die.'

  • Judg 6:11-13
    3 verses
    69%

    11Then the angel of the Lord came and sat under the terebinth tree in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite. His son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.

    12The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, 'The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.'

    13Gideon said to him, 'Please, my lord, if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? And where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about, saying, ‘Did the Lord not bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian.'

  • 1 Sam 3:17
    68%

    17Eli asked, "What was it that he said to you? Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you severely if you hide from me anything he told you."

  • Gen 32:27
    68%

    27Then the man said, 'Let me go, for the dawn is breaking.' But Jacob replied, 'I will not let you go unless you bless me.'

  • Judg 13:3
    67%

    3The angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, "Behold, you are barren and have not had children, but you will conceive and give birth to a son."

  • Gen 18:17
    67%

    17Then the LORD said, 'Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?'

  • Exod 3:13
    67%

    13Then Moses said to God, 'Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, "The God of your ancestors has sent me to you," and they ask me, "What is his name?" What should I tell them?'

  • Gen 22:15
    67%

    15Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven,

  • Zech 4:5
    67%

    5The angel who was speaking with me responded and said, 'Do you not know what these are?' I replied, 'No, my lord.'

  • Num 22:32
    66%

    32The angel of the LORD asked him, 'Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? I have come here to oppose you because your path is a reckless one before me.'

  • Judg 6:17
    66%

    17Gideon replied, 'If I have found favor in your sight, give me a sign that it is really you speaking to me.'

  • Zech 1:9-10
    2 verses
    66%

    9Then I asked, 'What are these, my lord?' The angel who was speaking with me answered, 'I will show you what they are.'

    10And the man standing among the myrtle trees said, 'These are the ones the Lord has sent to patrol the earth.'

  • Gen 16:13
    66%

    13So Hagar called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, 'You are the God who sees me,' for she said, 'Have I truly seen the One who sees me here?'

  • Exod 33:18
    66%

    18Then Moses said, 'Please show me Your glory.'

  • 2 Sam 14:18
    66%

    18Then the king said to the woman, "Do not hide anything I ask you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."

  • Hos 12:5
    65%

    5He struggled with the angel and prevailed. He wept and pleaded for favor. He found Him at Bethel, and there He spoke with us.

  • Gen 22:11
    65%

    11But the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, 'Abraham! Abraham!' And he replied, 'Here I am.'

  • Exod 33:20
    65%

    20But He added, 'You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.'

  • Zech 1:13
    65%

    13And the Lord answered the angel who was speaking with me with kind and comforting words.

  • Exod 23:21
    65%

    21Pay attention to him and listen to his voice. Do not rebel against him, for he will not forgive your rebellion, since my name is in him.

  • Exod 3:2
    65%

    2The angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that the bush was burning with fire, but it was not consumed.

  • Isa 40:27
    64%

    27Why do you say, Jacob, and complain, Israel, 'My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God'?

  • Luke 1:18-19
    2 verses
    64%

    18Zechariah said to the angel, 'How can I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.'

    19The angel answered him, 'I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and bring to you this good news.'

  • 2 Kgs 1:7
    64%

    7The king asked them, 'What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?'

  • Zech 4:13
    64%

    13He replied, 'Do you not know what these are?' I said, 'No, my lord.'

  • Zech 6:4
    64%

    4Then I asked the angel who was speaking with me, 'What are these, my lord?'

  • Zech 3:6
    64%

    6The angel of the LORD gave this charge to Joshua,

  • 1 Kgs 13:17
    64%

    17'For I was commanded by the word of the LORD: You must not eat bread or drink water there, nor return by the way you went.'