- Enhakkore:
- Samson gave this expressive name to the miraculously springing water, to be as a memorial of the goodness of God to him. En-hakkore, the well of him that cried, which kept him in remembrance both of his own distress which caused him to cry, and the favour of Jehovah to him in answer to his cry. Many a spring of comfort God opens to his people, which may fitly be called by the name En-hakkore, and this instance of Samson's relief should encourage us to trust in God, for when he pleases he can open rivers in high places. "[When] the poorª and needyª seekª° water,ª and [there is] none,¹ [and] their tongueª failethª° for thirst,ª I¹ the LORDª will hearª° them, I the Godª of Israelª will not¹ forsakeª° them. ... I will openª° riversª in¹ high places,ª and fountainsª in the midstª of the valleys:ª I will makeª° the wildernessª a poolª of water,ª and the dryª landª springsª of water.ª" {Isa 41:17-18}; Samson at first gave the name of Ramath-lehi (the lifting up of the jaw-bone) which denoted him great and triumphant, but now he gives it another name, En-hakkore, which denotes him wanting and dependent. "And she calledª° the nameª of the LORDª that spakeª° unto¹ her, Thou¹ Godª seest¹ me:² for¹ she said,ª° Have I also¹ hereª lookedª° after¹ him² that seeth¹ me?²" {Gen 16:13} + "And Abrahamª calledª° the nameª of that¹ placeª Jehovahjireh:ª asª it is saidª° [to] this day,ª In the mountª of the LORDª it shall be seen.ª°" {Gen 22:14} + "And he calledª°¹ the nameª of that¹ placeª Bethel:ª butª the nameª of that cityª [was called] Luzª at the first.ª" {Gen 28:19} + "For¹ [it was] littleª which¹ thou hadst¹ before¹ I² [came], and it is [now] increasedª° unto a multitude;ª and the LORDª hath blessedª° thee since my coming:ª and now¹ whenª shall I¹ provideª° for mine own houseª also?¹" {Gen 30:30} + "And Mosesª builtª° an altar,ª and calledª° the nameª of it Jehovahnissi:ª" {Exd 17:15} + "This¹ poor¹ man² cried,ª° and the LORDª heardª° [him], and savedª° him out of all¹¹ his troubles.ª" {Psa 34:6} + "[[A Songª of degrees.]]ª In my distressª I criedª° unto¹ the LORD,ª and he heardª° me." {Psa 120:1}
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