Judges 13:18

18 But the angel of Yahweh said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It [is too] wonderful."

Judges 13:18 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 13:18

And the angel of the Lord said unto him
Being so importunate, and pressing upon him;

why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?
and not to be known; as his nature and essence as a divine Person, which may be meant by his name, is what passes knowledge, is infinite and incomprehensible; see ( Proverbs 30:4 ) or "wonderful" ^F16; which is one of the names of Christ, and fitly agrees with him, who is wonderful in his person, as God and man; in his incarnation, in his offices and relations, in his love to his people, and in all he is unto them, and has done for them; (See Gill on Isaiah 9:6).

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 (yalp) (yaumaston) , Sept. "mirabile", V. L. Montanus; "mirificus", Junius & Tremellius.

Judges 13:18 In-Context

16 The angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, "If you keep me, I will not eat your food, but if you prepare a burnt offering for Yahweh, you can offer it (for Manoah did not know that he [was] an angel of Yahweh)."

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

18 But the angel of Yahweh said to him, "Why do you ask my name? It [is too] wonderful."

19 And Manoah took the {young goat} and the grain offering, and he offered [it] to Yahweh on the rock, to the one who performs miracles. And Manoah and his wife [were] watching.

20 And when the flame went up toward the heaven from the altar, the angel of Yahweh went up in the flame of the altar to heaven while Manoah and his wife [were] watching. And they fell on their faces to the ground.