Only 2 Bible characters were set apart from the womb as Nazaritish (no wine and keep ritually clean): Samson and John the Baptizer. Although Samson was arguably the most successful of the judges in restoring the kingdom to Israel, he failed to complete it. Now John comes, least in the kingdom coming. He will not fail.
As Samson came before Samuel the prophet, who anointed Israel's king David, so John comes before the anointing of Jesus, Israel's new David.
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