"No, my lord," Hannah replied. "I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD. But Hannah repliedThe phrase "But Hannah replied" introduces us to a moment of personal defense and clarification. Hannah, whose name in Hebrew means "grace" or "favor," is responding to Eli, the priest, who has misunderstood her actions. This moment highlights her courage and the grace with which she addresses authority, reflecting her deep faith and integrity. No, my lord
The respectful address "my lord" (Hebrew: אֲדֹנִי, adoni) signifies Hannah's humility and respect towards Eli, despite his earlier misjudgment. This term is often used in the Old Testament to show deference and respect, indicating Hannah's character as a woman of grace and humility, even when wrongly accused. I am a woman oppressed in spirit
The phrase "oppressed in spirit" (Hebrew: קְשַׁת רוּחַ, qesat ruach) reveals Hannah's deep emotional and spiritual distress. This expression captures the essence of her sorrow and longing for a child, a significant cultural and personal burden in ancient Israelite society. Her oppression is not just emotional but spiritual, indicating a profound struggle within her soul. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink
By stating "I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink," Hannah clarifies her state of mind and behavior. In the Hebrew context, "wine" (יַיִן, yayin) and "strong drink" (שֵׁכָר, shekar) were common beverages, but their consumption, especially in excess, was often associated with a lack of self-control. Hannah's abstention underscores her sincerity and the purity of her intentions in prayer. but I have poured out my soul before the LORD
The phrase "poured out my soul" (Hebrew: שָׁפַךְ נַפְשִׁי, shafakh nafshi) is a vivid metaphor for prayer, indicating a complete and unreserved expression of her innermost feelings and desires to God. This act of pouring out is akin to a sacrificial offering, symbolizing total surrender and trust in the LORD (YHWH), the covenant name of God, emphasizing His personal relationship with His people. Hannah's prayer is an act of faith, demonstrating her reliance on God's power and mercy. Persons / Places / Events 1. HannahA devout woman who is deeply distressed due to her barrenness. She is the wife of Elkanah and the mother of Samuel, whom she dedicates to the Lord. 2. EliThe high priest at Shiloh who initially misunderstands Hannah's actions as drunkenness but later blesses her after understanding her true intentions. 3. ShilohThe religious center where the Ark of the Covenant was located during this time. It is where Hannah goes to pray and make her vow to the Lord. 4. ElkanahHannah's husband, who loves her dearly despite her inability to bear children at the time. 5. The LORDThe covenant name of God, Yahweh, to whom Hannah prays fervently, demonstrating her faith and reliance on Him. Teaching Points The Power of PrayerHannah's example shows the importance of earnest and sincere prayer. She pours out her soul to God, demonstrating that prayer is a powerful tool for expressing our deepest needs and desires. Misunderstandings in FaithEli's initial misjudgment of Hannah as being drunk reminds us that others may not always understand our spiritual expressions. It is crucial to remain steadfast in our faith despite misunderstandings. God's FaithfulnessHannah's account is a testament to God's faithfulness. Her prayer is eventually answered, reminding us that God hears and responds to the cries of His people. Vulnerability Before GodHannah's willingness to be vulnerable before God teaches us that we can bring our deepest pains and struggles to Him, trusting in His compassion and understanding. Commitment to GodHannah's vow to dedicate her son to the Lord highlights the importance of keeping our commitments to God and recognizing His sovereignty in our lives. Bible Study Questions 1. How does Hannah's approach to prayer in 1 Samuel 1:15 inspire you to deepen your own prayer life? 2. In what ways can we ensure that we do not misjudge others' expressions of faith, as Eli did with Hannah? 3. Reflect on a time when you felt misunderstood in your spiritual journey. How did you handle it, and what can you learn from Hannah's response? 4. How can Hannah's account encourage you to trust in God's timing and faithfulness, especially in difficult circumstances? 5. What commitments have you made to God, and how can you ensure that you remain faithful to them, as Hannah did with her vow? Connections to Other Scriptures Philippians 4:6-7This passage encourages believers to present their requests to God with thanksgiving, similar to how Hannah pours out her soul before the Lord. Psalm 62:8This verse speaks of trusting in God at all times and pouring out one's heart before Him, reflecting Hannah's actions in her prayer. James 5:16Highlights the power of fervent prayer, which is exemplified by Hannah's heartfelt plea to God. People Eli, Elihu, Elkanah, Ephah, Hannah, Hophni, Jeroham, Peninnah, Phinehas, Samuel, Tohu, ZuphPlaces Ramah, Ramathaim-zophim, ShilohTopics Answereth, Answering, Beer, Broken, Deeply, Drank, Drink, Drinking, Drunk, Hannah, Heart, Opening, Oppressed, Pained, Pour, Poured, Pouring, Replied, Sharply, Sorely, Sorrow, Sorrowful, Soul, Spirit, Strong, Troubled, WineDictionary of Bible Themes 1 Samuel 1:15 5970 unhappiness 1 Samuel 1:1-20 5225 barrenness
5733 pregnancy 1 Samuel 1:6-16 5559 stress 1 Samuel 1:9-18 8830 suspicion 1 Samuel 1:9-20 5744 wife 1 Samuel 1:9-28 5745 women 1 Samuel 1:10-20 8614 prayer, answers 1 Samuel 1:11-20 5468 promises, human 1 Samuel 1:12-16 8653 importunity, to God 1 Samuel 1:13-15 4436 drinking, abstention Library Of Self-Annihilation
Of Self-Annihilation Supplication and sacrifice are comprehended in prayer, which, according to S. John, is "an incense, the smoke whereof ascendeth unto God;" therefore it is said in the Apocalypse that "unto the Angel was given much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all Saints'' (Chap. viii. 3). Prayer is the effusion of the heart in the Presence of God: "I have poured out my soul before God" saith the mother of Samuel. (1 Sam. i. 15) The prayer of the wise men at the feet of …
Madame Guyon—A Short and Easy Method of PrayerPrayer and Sacrifice Explained by the Similitude of a Perfume --Our Annihilation in this Sacrifice --Solidity and Fruitfulness of this Prayer as Set Forth in The
Prayer ought to be both petition and sacrifice. Prayer, according to the testimony of St John, is an incense, whose perfume rises to God. Therefore it is said in the Revelation (chap. viii. 3), that an angel held a censer, which contained the incense of the prayers of saints. Prayer is an outpouring of the heart in the presence of God. "I have poured out my soul before the Lord," said the mother of Samuel (1 Sam. i. 15). Thus the prayers of the Magi at the feet of the infant Jesus in the stable of …
Jeanne Marie Bouvières—A Short Method Of Prayer And Spiritual Torrents Home Dedication.
"The rose was rich in bloom on Sharon's plain, When a young mother with her first born thence Went up to Zion, for the boy was vowed Unto the Temple-service; by the hand She led him, and her silent soul, the while, Oft as the dewy laughter of his eye Met her sweet serious glance, rejoiced to think That aught so pure, so beautiful, was hers, To bring before her God!" Beautiful thought, and thrice beautiful deed,--fresh from the pure fount of maternal piety! The Hebrew mother consecrating her first-born …
Samuel Philips—The Christian Home John Newton 1Sam 1:10,18
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John Newton—Olney Hymns Hwochow Women's Bible Training School
COURSE OF STUDY FIRST TERM Book of Genesis. Gospel according to St. Luke or St. Mark. Acts of the Apostles, chapters i. to ix. "A Synopsis of the Central Themes of the Holy Bible." Reading Lessons, with necessary Explanation and Writing of Chinese Character. Arithmetic. Singing and Memorisation of Hymns. SECOND TERM Book of Exodus, Numbers, and 1 Samuel i. to xvi. The Gospel according to St. John. The Epistle of St James. "A Synopsis of the Central Themes of the Holy Bible"--(continued). Reading …
A. Mildred Cable—The Fulfilment of a Dream of Pastor Hsi's The Love of the Holy Spirit in Us.
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not."--Matt. xxvii. 37. The Scripture teaches not only that the Holy Spirit dwells in us, and with Him Love, but also that He sheds abroad that Love in our hearts. This shedding abroad does not refer to the coming of the Holy Spirit's Person, for a person can not be shed abroad. He comes, takes possession, and dwells in us; but that which is shed abroad …
Abraham Kuyper—The Work of the Holy Spirit The Prophet Jonah.
It has been asserted without any sufficient reason, that Jonah is older than Hosea, Joel, Amos, and Obadiah,--that he is the oldest among the prophets whose written monuments have been preserved to us. The passage in 2 Kings xiv. 25, where it is said, that Jonah, the son of Amittai the prophet, prophesied to Jeroboam the happy success of his arms, and the restoration of the ancient boundaries of Israel, and that this prophecy was confirmed by the event, cannot decide in favour of this assertion, …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament And V the Kingdom Undivided and the Kingdom Divided
THE HISTORICAL BOOKS: I and II Samuel. I and II Kings. I and II Chronicles. NOTE.--As these three pairs of books are so closely related in their historical contents, it is deemed best to study them together, though they overlap the two divisions of IV and V. I. CHARTS Chart A. General Contents +--+ " I AND II SAMUEL " +-------------+-----+------+ "Samuel "Saul "David " +-------------+-----+------+----------+ " " " " I AND II KINGS "NOTE.--Biblical …
Frank Nelson Palmer—A Bird's-Eye View of the Bible Divers Matters.
I. Beth-cerem, Nehemiah 3:14. "The stones, as well of the altar, as of the ascent to the altar, were from the valley of Beth-cerem, which they digged out beneath the barren land. And thence they are wont to bring whole stones, upon which the working iron came not." The fathers of the traditions, treating concerning the blood of women's terms, reckon up five colours of it; among which that, "which is like the water of the earth, out of the valley of Beth-cerem."--Where the Gloss writes thus, "Beth-cerem …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Ramah. Ramathaim Zophim. Gibeah.
There was a certain Ramah, in the tribe of Benjamin, Joshua 18:25, and that within sight of Jerusalem, as it seems, Judges 19:13; where it is named with Gibeah:--and elsewhere, Hosea 5:8; which towns were not much distant. See 1 Samuel 22:6; "Saul sat in Gibeah, under a grove in Ramah." Here the Gemarists trifle: "Whence is it (say they) that Ramah is placed near Gibea? To hint to you, that the speech of Samuel of Ramah was the cause, why Saul remained two years and a half in Gibeah." They blindly …
John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica The King --Continued.
The years thus well begun are, in the historical books, characterized mainly by three events, namely, the bringing up of the ark to the newly won city of David, Nathan's prophecy of the perpetual dominion of his house, and his victories over the surrounding nations. These three hinges of the narrative are all abundantly illustrated in the psalms. As to the first, we have relics of the joyful ceremonial connected with it in two psalms, the fifteenth and twenty-fourth, which are singularly alike not …
Alexander Maclaren—The Life of David Nature of Covenanting.
A covenant is a mutual voluntary compact between two parties on given terms or conditions. It may be made between superiors and inferiors, or between equals. The sentiment that a covenant can be made only between parties respectively independent of one another is inconsistent with the testimony of Scripture. Parties to covenants in a great variety of relative circumstances, are there introduced. There, covenant relations among men are represented as obtaining not merely between nation and nation, …
John Cunningham—The Ordinance of Covenanting I Will Pray with the Spirit and with the Understanding Also-
OR, A DISCOURSE TOUCHING PRAYER; WHEREIN IS BRIEFLY DISCOVERED, 1. WHAT PRAYER IS. 2. WHAT IT IS TO PRAY WITH THE SPIRIT. 3. WHAT IT IS TO PRAY WITH THE SPIRIT AND WITH THE UNDERSTANDING ALSO. WRITTEN IN PRISON, 1662. PUBLISHED, 1663. "For we know not what we should pray for as we ought:--the Spirit--helpeth our infirmities" (Rom 8:26). ADVERTISEMENT BY THE EDITOR. There is no subject of more solemn importance to human happiness than prayer. It is the only medium of intercourse with heaven. "It is …
John Bunyan—The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3 Samuel
Alike from the literary and the historical point of view, the book[1] of Samuel stands midway between the book of Judges and the book of Kings. As we have already seen, the Deuteronomic book of Judges in all probability ran into Samuel and ended in ch. xii.; while the story of David, begun in Samuel, embraces the first two chapters of the first book of Kings. The book of Samuel is not very happily named, as much of it is devoted to Saul and the greater part to David; yet it is not altogether inappropriate, …
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