Can't comprehend even the name

I think I've posted about Judges 13 before, but it's a passage worth visiting again. In that chapter, an angel of God appears to Manoah and his wife to announce the impending birth of Samson. Upon hearing the announcement, Manoah says to the angel (Judges 13:17, KJV),

What is thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour?

The angel responds (Judges 13:18, KJV),

Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?

The phrase "seeing it is secret" is translated in the NIV as "it is beyond understanding," while the NET renders it as "you cannot comprehend it."

What a low position for Manoah! After all, the messenger is not God, but rather an angel. And Manoah is not asking for the grand sweep of the plan, but just the angel's name. Nonetheless, evidently Manoah cannot even process the name of this messenger!

Nonetheless, Manoah was called upon to father one of the most important people in the Bible, making his much more important than any of us. And if being important enough to father Samson still leaves Manoah unqualified to comprehend a name, how much lower must our own understanding be?

The whole story is humbling. But it ultimately drives us to trust in God, and God alone.