Samson’s parents were visited by the Angel of the LORD and told to expect a son. Samson’s mother was instructed to be careful what she ate and drank while pregnant because the boy would be a Nazirite to God from birth. The vow of a Nazirite was a consecration to the LORD. Nazirites were obligated to fulfill their vows normally for thirty days, but sometimes sixty or even to
a hundred days. During this time a Nazirite was to be separated to God in three ways: (1) He was not to partake of wine or strong drink in any form, (2) He was not to allow his hair to be cut, (3) He was not to come in contact with a dead body. There are a few instances in the Bible where this vow was for life: Samson (JUDGES 13:4-5), Samuel ( 1 SAMUEL 1:11), and, potentially, John the Baptist who was also thought to have been a Nazirite for life. The Nazirite vow was so strict that the person who took it understood that their service to the LORD was sacred. They could be of any tribe and were not called by clan or people group. A Nazirite vow was a personal choice, except in the case of Samson, Samuel, and maybe John the Baptist, it was a calling of God.

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