2023.03.26 (Sun) Day 85 - 1 Samuel 1-2
Chapter 1
Elkanah and His Wives (1-18)
Samuel is Born to Hannah (19-28)
Chapter 2
Hannah's Song of Thanksgiving (1-11)
The Sin of Eli's Sons (12-17)
Samuel before the LORD as a Boy (18-21)
Eli Rebukes His Sons (22-36)
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Samuel 1–2
The great love and trust
Hannah had trust, love and faith. She prayed daily. She never gave up on the fact that God had silenced her womb. She would pray from her heart that he would grant her a child. And years pass, and then he did. And because her prayer was that she would give her son or daughter to the Lord. If he would grant this one birth. One child.
She has this child finally, and holding it in her arms for months while she weaned she bonded with that child. But then she was able to give him up to the Lord. The knowledge of having the child was enough. It was a blessing from…
Eli answered, "Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him." (1 Samuel 1:17)
“One woman had the faith to turn aside from her critics, take her case straight to God, and be her most vulnerable self before Him. What great gift, miraculous answer, or deep wisdom awaits us when we are willing to do the same.”
(Excerpt from The Women of the Bible Speak (page 114-Hannah)
Unlike Hannah who had no hesitation in bringing her request and pain to God, asking for help is something I’ve never been comfortable with.... not even from God. There are times when He seems too powerful to approach. Or my problem seems too small, a…
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