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Verse 1 Samuel 1:4. _HE GAVE - PORTIONS_] The sacrifices which were
made were probably _peace-offerings_, of which the _blood_ was poured
out at the foot of the altar; the _fat_ was burnt on the fire...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. SAMUEL THE PROPHET AND JUDGE
1. The Birth and Childhood of Samuel
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. Elkanah and his wives (1 Samuel 1:1)_
2. Hannah's prayer and vow (1 Samuel 1:9)
3. Th...
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ELKANAH AND HIS RIVAL WIVES. The book opens with a domestic scene
which throws light on the practical working of polygamy in ancient
Israel. The husband is an Ephraimite, Elkanah of Ramah, _i.e._ the...
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TIME. DAY. Punctuality thus emphasised....
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_offered_ SACRIFICED, as in 1 Samuel 1:3. His sacrifice was a
thank-offering, for it was only of the thank-offerings that the
worshippers partook (Leviticus 7:11-18).
_he gave_ The tenses in 1 Samuel...
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I. THE JUDGESHIP OF SAMUEL 1 Samuel 1:1 to 1 Samuel 12:25
1. The Birth and Infancy of Samuel, 1 Samuel 1:1 to 1 Samuel 2:11.
Samuel's Simple
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_AND WHEN THE TIME WAS THAT ELKANAH OFFERED, HE GAVE TO PENINNAH HIS
WIFE, AND TO ALL HER SONS AND HER DAUGHTERS, PORTIONS:_
When ... Elkanah offered, he gave ... portions. The offerer received
back...
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THE BIRTH OF SAMUEL
Hannah, the childless wife of Elkanah, is. grieved by her
childlessness, and prays for a son. Her prayer is heard, and in
gratitude she consecrates her child to the service of Jeho...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
INTRODUCTION TO 1 AND 2 SAMUEL
The books of 1 and 2 Samuel used to be one book. The writer wrote the
book in the *Hebrew language. Many years later, m...
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וַ יְהִ֣י הַ יֹּ֔ום וַ יִּזְבַּ֖ח
אֶלְקָנָ֑ה
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CHAPTER I.
_ HANNAH'S TRIAL AND TRUST._
1 Samuel 1:1.
THE prophet Samuel, like the book which bears his name, comes in as a
connecting link between the Judges and the Kings of Israel. He
belonged to...
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HANNAH'S PRAYER AND VOW
1 Samuel 1:1
Elkanah was evidently a kind husband to Hannah; but marriage had
suffered from the general relaxation of morals, and the bitter effects
of polygamy are illustrat...
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The first Book of Samuel covers a period of transition in the history
of the nation, dealing with the process from the judges to the kings.
The condition of the people under the Judges, as we have see...
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_Sacrificed, by the hand of the priests, (Menochius) who had the
breast and right shoulder; the rest was given back to the person who
had presented the fattened victim, that he might feast with his
fr...
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(4) And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah
his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions: (5) But
unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but th...
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The first Book of Samuel (or of Kings as with some) brings before us
that great change for which the Book of Ruth was a preparation, and in
order to which the Spirit of God closed it with the generati...
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We find then, in the beginning of this book, priesthood existing
before God in the original form we have mentioned. Eli, pious himself,
and fearing God, maintained no order in the priestly family. The...
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AND WHEN THE TIME WAS THAT ELKANAH OFFERED,.... That is, brought his
offering to the priest, to offer it for him, which was at one of the
three festivals. According to R. Joshua Ben Levi f, this was a...
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_And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his
wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions:_
Ver. 4. _And when the time was that Elkanah offered._] He did not
forbear...
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_Portions_ Of those parts of the peace-offerings which belonged to the
offerer. These were the whole, except the fat, which belonged to the
Lord, and the breast and right shoulder, which were due to t...
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1 Elkanah a Leuite hauing two wiues, worshippeth yeerely at Shiloh.
4 Hee cherisheth Hannah, though barren, and prouoked by Peninnah.
9 Hannah in griefe, prayeth for a childe.
12 Eli first rebuking...
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And when the time was that Elkanah offered, it happened on the day
that he brought his sacrifice, HE GAVE TO PENINNAH, HIS WIFE, AND TO
ALL HER SONS AND HER DAUGHTERS, PORTIONS, as their part of the
s...
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THE UNHAPPINESS AND THE PRAYER OF HANNAH...
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From 1 Chronicles 6:22 we learn that Elkanah was a Levite of the sons
of Kohath. The names of four of his forebears are recorded in verse 1,
which in order of descent are Zuph (meaning "observer"); To...
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1-8 Elkanah kept up his attendance at God's altar, notwithstanding
the unhappy differences in his family. If the devotions of a family
prevail not to put an end to its divisions, yet let not the divi...
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1 Samuel 1:4 time H3117 Elkanah H511 offering H2076 (H8799) give H5414
(H8804) portions H4490 Peninnah H6444 wife...
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THE EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO SAMUEL'S BIRTH (1 SAMUEL 1:1).
We should note initially the godliness of both Elkanah and Hannah. The
writer's aim is to bring out that they were worthy and godly people.
Th...
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1 SAMUEL 1-4
_(with Judges 21:16)_
I. With all his virtues and natural advantages Eli had one great
fault. He was a good man of the easy type; the kind of man who makes
an admirable servant, who does...
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CONTENTS: The vow of Hannah and the birth of Samuel.
CHARACTERS: God, Eli, Elkhanah, Hannah, Samuel, Peninnah.
CONCLUSION: Prayer is heart's ease to a gracious soul. If we seek on
the basis of God's...
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1 Samuel 1:1. _Ramathaim-zophim._ The latter name being plural, refers
to high towers; but Ramathaim was afterwards called Arimathea, the
town of Joseph the ruler, twenty miles from Jerusalem. But Zup...
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_And he had two wives._
THE FOLLY OF POLYGAMY
Abraham’s domestic peace was embittered, so that he was at length
compelled to dismiss Hagar; and Jacob saw much strife arise amongst
his household whose...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 1:1 The Story of Samuel. Samuel’s birth
is God’s answer to the prayer of a childless woman. Samuel becomes a
prophet who guides Israel as they move from the period of the jud...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 1:4 PORTIONS. Elkanah’s sacrifice is a
peace offering. Parts of the sacrificial animal are burned, parts are
given to the priest, and parts are eaten by the people who brough...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—
1 Samuel 1:2. “TWO WIVES.” “Perhaps he took the second on
account of Hannah’s barrenness” (_Wordsworth_).
1 Samuel 1:3. “YEARLY.” Probably to the Passover, as that was...
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THE EARLY LIFE OF SAMUEL.
EXPOSITION
THE GENEALOGY AND BIRTHPLACE OF SAMUEL (1 Samuel 1:1)
1 Samuel 1:1
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This book presents the history, the personal history of Samuel who was
the last of the Judges. It ushers in the beginning of the period of
the kings in the children of Israel, or among the children of...
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Deuteronomy 12:17; Deuteronomy 12:5; Deuteronomy 16:11; Leviticus 3:4;...
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Portions — Out of the sacrifice of his peace — offerings, the
greatest part whereof fell to the offerer, and was eaten by him, and
his friends or guests, before the Lord. And out of this he gave them...