Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, I pray you, let us detain you, that we may make ready a kid for you.
As Gideon had done, Manoah prepared a sacrifice to God in appreciation for this special revelation (cf. Judges 6:19-24). Block provided a table showing 11 comparisons between Gideon’s sacrifice in Judges 6:17-24 and Samson’s in Judges 13:15-23. [Note: Block, Judges . . ., p. 411.] The similarities suggest that the writer wanted the reader to interpret Samson’s sacrifice in the light of Gideon’s. Manoah and his wife finally realized that they had been talking with the Angel of the Lord when He arose heavenward in the flame from the blazing sacrifice on the altar (Judges 13:20). He did something "wonderful" for them. They fell on their faces in worship and out of fear of the Lord.