Judges 13:1-5
English Standard Version (ESV)
Jesus is not the only miraculous birth in Scripture. Elizabeth, Sarah, and Manoah's wife all give birth well past the age when it was expected. The wombs were closed, and yet God brought forth life, and that life testified to the greatness of God, albeit in very different ways. The ministries of Isaac and John the Baptist and Samson all looked very different, and yet each was used by God to display the power and might of God. Each was part of preparing the way for the Savior, who also would bring life where it was not accustomed, but rather than the barren womb, Jesus would bring life to the empty tomb, a place of death and hopelessness. There, just as in our life and world today, the light would shine, and the darkness shall not overcome it.
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