We find three people in Nasso who are encouraged to stay even further away from sin than they need to. The Nazir is told to stay far away from a vineyard; The Kohein Gadol (High Priest) is told to stay far away from a deceased relative and not even leave the Beis Hamikdosh. 

Further, the Nazir was supposed to become a Nazir when he saw a Sotah (an adulterous woman). This is also out of proportion. He of all people should not need to be a Nazir. 

In the Haftorah we read that Manoach and his wife Tzelalfoni encounter an angel and they ask his name. He responds by saying – “Why must you ask my name?” We find the same when Yaacov asks the Malach for his name. 

Rav Shalom Schwadron explains that we humans have a problem that we need to label everything. Once we label it, we think we understand it. The Angel of Eisav was explaining that you can’t just label Eisav and think you understand him. He will take on a different form in every generation and every stage in our lives. The Eisav we deal with in America with assimilation is totally different than the Eisav in Europe where you can’t wear a Yarmulke in the street. The same applies to Shimshon, it wasn’t as simple as: just don’t cut your hair and you will be able to kill the plishtim. Shimshon’s life was full of varied and unexpected challenges. This is the message to the person who sees the Sota, the Nazir, and the Kohein Gadol. Don’t ever think that you have everything defined and under control. Expect the unexpected. 

In Parshas Nasso we read that Hashem favors the Jewish People. In Talmudic times, when the Torah was translated as it was read, this verse was not translated because it is so easily misunderstood. How could Hashem favor the Jewish people? He himself said that a judge must show no favoritism? 

The Gemara responds to this question by quoting Hashem. “How could I not favor the Jewish people? They are so careful with the minute laws of blessings on food and the details of the laws of marriage. How can I not favor them”? 

If we are extra vigilant, G-d will favor us as well.