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Verse 1 Samuel 1:17. _GRANT_ THEE _THY PETITION_] He was satisfied he
had formed a wrong judgment, and by it had added to the distress of
one already sufficiently distressed.
The fact that Eli suppo...
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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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HANNAH PRAYS FOR A CHILD. In her distress Hannah betook herself to the
sanctuary and prayed before Yahweh, _i.e._ before the Ark, for a son.
She vowed that if a son were given her, she would devote hi...
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GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim_. App-4....
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Hannah's Prayer and its answer
9. _So Hannah rose up_ Simply AND. Hannah left the feast for which she
had not heart, and went to pray.
_Eli the priest_ Eli belonged to the house of Ithamar Aaron's fo...
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ELI ANSWERED AND SAID, GO IN PEACE— Satisfied by her modest and
respectful answer, Eli dismisses her with a blessing; which appears to
have given Hannah so much gratification, that she departed in per...
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_Hannah's prayer. 1 Samuel 1:9-18_
9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had
drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of
the Lord.
10 And she _wa...
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_NOW HANNAH, SHE SPAKE IN HER HEART; ONLY HER LIPS MOVED, BUT HER
VOICE WAS NOT HEARD: THEREFORE ELI THOUGHT SHE HAD BEEN DRUNKEN._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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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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THE GOD OF ISRAEL GRANT THEE THY PETITION. — The character of Eli is
a deeply interesting one. Weak and over-indulgent to his headstrong,
wicked sons, probably too self-indulgent, and a lover of ease,...
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וַ יַּ֧עַן עֵלִ֛י וַ יֹּ֖אמֶר לְכִ֣י
לְ
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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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THE CHILD DEDICATED TO GOD
1 Samuel 1:12
Here is a delightful specimen of secret fellowship with God, and its
results. Many were coming and going in the Tabernacle-court. It was no
place for private...
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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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_Peace, with all blessings. (Menochius)_...
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(17) Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel
grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
Observe, how her meek answer wrought upon the mind of Eli. A soft
answer turne...
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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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THEN ELI ANSWERED AND SAID, GO IN PEACE,.... He found he was mistaken
in her, and that her discourse was not only sober and rational, but
religious and spiritual; and therefore dismisses her in peace,...
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_Eli said, Go in peace_, &c. Her modest and respectful answer fully
satisfied him, and he prayed that God would grant her petition, or, as
the Chaldee interprets his words, assured her, that the God o...
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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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Then Eli answered and said, not only retracting his accusation, but
remembering the dignity of his office, GO IN PEACE; AND THE GOD OF
ISRAEL GRANT THEE THY PETITION THAT THOU HAST ASKED OF HIM. not a...
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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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9-18 Hannah mingled tears with her prayers; she considered the mercy
of our God, who knows the troubled soul. God gives us leave, in
prayer, not only to ask good things in general, but to mention tha...
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GO IN PEACE; I recall my censure, and give thee my blessing, and wish
thee peace, i.e. a quiet and composed mind, free from whatsoever it is
that grieves and oppresses thee; and withal, good success a...
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1 Samuel 1:17 Eli H5941 answered H6030 (H8799) said H559 (H8799) Go
H3212 (H8798) peace H7965 God...
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HANNAH'S PRAYER FOR A SON AND HOW SHE BECAME CONFIDENT THAT YHWH HAD
ANSWERED HER PRAYER (1 SAMUEL 1:9).
In this passage Hannah prays desperately for a son, and promises YHWH
that if He will grant he...
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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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_Thy petition that thou hast asked of him._
SPECIFIC OBJECTS IN PRAYER
To make prayer of any value there should be definite objects for which
to plead. We often ramble in our prayers, we chatter abou...
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_Therefore Eli thought she was drunken._
OF THE SINFULNESS OF RASH JUDGMENTS
This was not the first time, nor will it be the last that God’s true
servants have been mocked and falsely accused for act...
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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 1:12 Eli assumes that Hannah is DRUNK and
therefore rebukes her. This shows his devotion to the law, which
forbade drunkenness in the sanctuary....
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—
1 Samuel 1:13. “SHE SPAKE IN HER HEART.” Prayer is almost always
oral in the East, even in public (_Kitto_).
1 Samuel 1:14. “PUT AWAY THY WINE FROM THEE,” _i.e._, sle...
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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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1 Chronicles 4:10; 1 Samuel 25:35; 1 Samuel 29:7; 2 Kings 5:19;...