Joanne B. Holstein is a Becker Bible Studies teacher and author of Guided Bible Studies for Hungry Christians. She has received her Master of Science degree in Psychology/Christian Counseling with honors from Liberty University. She is well-known as a counselor to Christian faithful who are struggling with tremendous burden in these difficult times. She is a leading authority on the history of development of the Christian churches and the practices and beliefs of world religions and cults.
Gerizim, is a mountain of Palestine in northern Israel in Ephraim near Shechem from which the blessings were read to the Israelites on entering Canaan, and also the site of the Samaritan Temple built after the captivity.
It was from Mount Ebal, where the curses of the LORD GOD were pronounced on the disobedient. The second twin, Mount Gerizim was the place where blessings of the LORD GOD were spoken to the obedient.
The story of the birth of Samson began before he was even born. We learn it is important to have faith in what the LORD God tells us, and to ask with a quiet heart if we do not understand. We learn that the angel of the LORD is a messenger. We are not to give honor to angels only to the LORD.