1 Samuel 1:9-22

May the God of Israel give

1 Samuel 1:9-22

Judges 21:25

There was no king in Israel at that time. All the people did just as they pleased. (use)

‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭1:11

Hannah made a solemn promise: "Almighty LORD, look at me, your servant! See my trouble and remember me! Don't forget me! If you give me a son, I promise that I will dedicate him to you for his whole life and that he will never have his hair cut." (use)

Habbakkuk 1:2

O LORD, how long must I call for help before you listen, before you save us from violence? (use)

Psalm 139:13

You created every part of me; you put me together in my mother's womb. (use)

Jeremiah‬ ‭1:5‬

I {God} chose you before I gave you life, and before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to the nations. (use)

Our sorrow upon any account is sinful and inordinate when it diverts us from our duty to God

Henry, M., 1896. Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible. (use)

Elkanah

Thus are men often beaten with rods of their own making

Henry, M., 1896. Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible. (use)

Although monogamy was not yet standard practice, its advantages must have been obvious from situations such as this.

Baldwin, J.G., 1989. 1 and 2 Samuel, Tyndale OT Commentaries. IVP. (use)

Eli

1 Samuel 1:13

She was praying silently; her lips were moving, but she made no sound. So Eli thought that she was drunk, (use)

Proverbs‬ ‭31:6-7‬

Alcohol is for people who are dying, for those who are in misery. Let them drink and forget their poverty and unhappiness. (use)

Eli trying to preserve the holiness of the meeting place amongst the festivity.

Hebrews‬ ‭5:2‬

Since he {a high priest} himself is weak in many ways, he is able to be gentle with those who are ignorant and make mistakes. (use)

Her motives may have been mixed, but her request was in line with the overarching will of God, who was preparing to bring into the world a man who would be faithful representative and mouthpiece.

Baldwin, J.G., 1989. 1 and 2 Samuel, Tyndale OT Commentaries. IVP. (use)

‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭1:17

"Go in peace," Eli said, "and may the God of Israel give you what you have asked him for." (use)

Numbers 6:26

May the LORD look on you with favour and give you peace. (use)

...the God who reigns sovereign over all people has ordained prayer as a means by which we can participate with him in the accomplishment of his purposes in the world.

Platt, D., 2017. Counter Culture: Following Christ in an Anti-christian Age. (use)

Philippians‬ ‭4:6‬

Don't worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart. (use)

You may fear that the Lord has passed you by, but it is not so: He who counts the stars, and calls them by their names, is in no danger of forgetting His own children. He knows your case as thoroughly as if you were the only creature He ever made, or the only saint He ever loved. Approach Him and be at peace. [Feb 24th]

Spurgeon, C.H., 2017. Morning and Evening: Daily Readings. (use)

‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭1:27‬

I {Hannah} asked him for this child, and he gave me what I asked for. (use)

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust Him for His grace; Behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face.

Cowper, W. 1773. Light Shining out of Darkness. (use)

Luke 1:31

You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. (use)

Luke 1:37

For there is nothing that God cannot do. (use)

1 Samuel 2:6

{from Hannah’s prayer} The LORD kills and restores to life; he sends people to the world of the dead and brings them back again. (use)

Many people visualize a God who sits comfortably on a distant throne, remote, aloof, uninterested, and indifferent to the needs of mortals, until, it may be, they can badger him into taking action on their behalf. Such a view is wholly false. The Bible reveals a God who, long before it even occurs to man to turn to him, while man is still lost in darkness and sunk in sin, takes the initiative, rises from his throne, lays aside his glory, and stoops to seek until he finds him.

Stott, J., 2013. Basic Christianity, First edition. ed. IVP, Nottingham. (use)

Acts 23:11

That night the Lord stood by Paul and said, "Don't be afraid! You have given your witness for me here in Jerusalem, and you must also do the same in Rome." (use)

Two wonders here that I confess My worth and my unworthiness My value fixed - my ransom paid At the cross

Getty, K., 2014. My worth is not in what I own. (use)

I have no doubt my God can do the impossible. I know he can; I've seen him do it.

Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers, 2013. I’ve Seen Him Do It. (use)

Here I raise my Ebenezer Here there by Thy great help I've come And I hope, by Thy good pleasure Safely to arrive at home Jesus sought me when a stranger Wandering from the fold of God He, to rescue me from danger Interposed His precious blood

Robinson, R., 1757. Come Thou Fount of every blessing. (use)

1 Samuel 3:18

So Samuel told him everything and hid nothing from him {Eli}. And he said, "It is the LORD. Let him do what seems good to him." (use)