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Verse 1 Samuel 2:36. _SHALL COME AND CROUCH TO HIM_] Shall _prostrate_
himself before him in the most abject manner, begging to be employed
even in the meanest offices about the tabernacle, in order t...
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A PIECE - The word is only found here; but is thought to be connected
in etymology and in meaning with the “Gerah,” the smallest Hebrew
coin, being the twentieth part of the shekel. The smallness of t...
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3. THE FAILURE OF ELI AND HIS SONS
CHAPTER 2:12-36
_ 1. The wicked sons of Eli (1 Samuel 2:12)_
2. Samuel before Jehovah and Hannah blessed (1 Samuel 2:18)
3. The empty warning of Eli (1 Samuel 2:
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A PROPHET FORETELLS THE DEATH OF ELI'S SONS, AND THE EXPULSION OF HIS
FAMILY FROM THE PRIESTHOOD. Composed by the Deuteronomic Editor (see
above, p. 273), to connect the misconduct of the sons of Eli...
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TO HIM: i.e. to the Anointed [king] of 1 Samuel 2:10, already pointing
to the High Priest as being no longer the judge, but subordinate to
the king....
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_crouch_ Lit. BOW HIMSELF DOWN.
_a piece of silver_ The Heb. word means _such a coin as beggars would
receive_.
_a morsel of bread_ Rather, A CAKE OF BREAD. The same word is used in
1 Samuel 10:3 (E...
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The doom of Eli's house
27. _a man of God_ i.e. a prophet commissioned by God. Even in the
general decay of religion (1 Samuel 3:1) God still had his messengers.
The title "man of God" is applied to...
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PUT ME, I PRAY THEE, &C.— See 1 Kings 2:27. From a review of this
useful and instructive chapter, we may draw several reflections of
importance. The song of Hannah the mother of Samuel, and her public...
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_AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT EVERY ONE THAT IS LEFT IN THINE HOUSE
SHALL COME AND CROUCH TO HIM FOR A PIECE OF SILVER AND A MORSEL OF
BREAD, AND SHALL SAY, PUT ME, I PRAY THEE, INTO ONE OF THE PRI...
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2:36 into (b-42) Or 'attach me, I pray thee, to.'...
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PUT ME INTO] rather, 'attach me to,' 'make me a hanger on.'...
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HANNAH'S SONG OF THANKSGIVING. THE SIN OF ELI'S SONS
1-10. The Song of Hannah.
This beautiful poem has been well called the 'Magnificat of the Old
Testament.' The song of the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:46)...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 2
HANNAH’S PRAYER
V1 Hannah prayed and said,
‘I am very happy when I think about the *Lord....
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(11-36) The Service of the boy Samuel in the Sanctuary — The
Dissolute Life of the Sons of Eli — The Doom of the House of
Ithamar....
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וְ הָיָ֗ה כָּל ־הַ נֹּותָר֙ בְּ
בֵ֣יתְךָ֔
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CHAPTER IV.
_ ELI'S HOUSE._
1 Samuel 2:11.
THE notices of little Samuel, that alternate in this passage with the
sad accounts of Eli and his house, are like the green spots that vary
the dull stretc...
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THE PENALTY OF DISHONORING GOD
1 Samuel 2:22
Eli was held responsible for the excesses of his sons. He was a mild
and gentle old man. But there are times when mildness and gentleness
are out of place...
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We have the record of the song of triumph sung by Hannah, in which she
set forth the might and justice of Jehovah. Thus, in the dark and
troublous times, Jehovah is seen acting toward deliverance, by...
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And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is left in thine
house shall come [and] (a) crouch to him for a piece of silver and a
morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of...
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Bread; like the poorest sort of people. (Menochius) --- Being
degraded, they shall ask the other priests to offer sacrifice for
them. Hebrew, "shall bend before him for a piece of silver, and for a
mo...
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REFLECTIONS
READER! Stand still, and fully contemplate the character of Hannah,
and observe, how the harp which was before hung on the willow, is now
strung and sounded to the praise of Jehovah. See,...
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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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In the beautiful song of 1 Samuel 2 Hannah recognises this great
principle of sovereign grace, and of the power of God; that He brings
down the proud and those who trust in the flesh, and exalts the w...
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AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, THAT EVERYONE THAT IS LEFT IN THINE
HOUSE,.... That is not cut off by death, the few remains of Eli's
posterity in succeeding times, after the high priesthood was removed
ou...
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And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is left in thine
house shall come [and] crouch to him for a piece of silver and a
morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the...
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_Every one that is left in thy house_ That remains of thy family, not
being cut off; _shall crouch to him for a piece of silver_, &c. Shall
humble himself to Zadok, or the high-priests of his line, be...
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1 Hannahs song in thankefulnesse.
12 The sinne of Elies sonnes.
18 Samuels ministerie.
20 By Elies blessing, Hannah is more fruitfull.
22 Eli reprooueth his sonnes.
28 A prophecie against Elies h...
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And it shall come to pass that every one that is left in thine house
shall come and crouch to him, in the position of a suppliant, with
bended knee, FOR A PIECE OF SILVER AND A MORSEL OF BREAD, AND SH...
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THE PROPHECY AGAINST ELI...
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The rejoicing prayer of Hannah is now uttered AFTER she has given up
her child. The prayer of Mary, the mother of the Lord Jesus, reminds
us of this one, though hers was spoken before he child was bor...
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PUT:
_ Heb._ join...
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27-36 Those who allow their children in any evil way, and do not use
their authority to restrain and punish them, in effect honour them
more than God. Let Eli's example excite parents earnestly to st...
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CROUCH TO HIM, in way of humble supplication. See 1 KINGS 2:26; A
MORSEL OF BREAD; whereas before they were so nice and delicate, that
my liberal allowance could not satisfy them, but they must have t...
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1 Samuel 2:36 left H3498 (H8737) house H1004 come H935 (H8799) down
H7812 (H8692) piece H95 silver...
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YHWH SENDS A MAN OF GOD TO PASS HIS VERDICT ON ELI'S HOUSE (1 SAMUEL
2:27).
Scripture constantly reveals that God is never left without a witness.
Always at special times of need a ‘man of God' appear...
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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: Hannah's prophetic prayer. Evil sons of Eli. Samuel in the
tabernacle. The warning to Eli.
CHARACTERS: God, Hannah, Eli, Samuel, Hophni, Phinehas, Elkanah, a
prophet.
CONCLUSION: Nothing i...
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1 Samuel 2:1. _Hannah said, my heart rejoiceth._ This song is much
admired: the lines form a constellation of appropriate beauties. The
composition is perfect in its kind. The phrases are short, and t...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 2:11 At the same time that the boy Samuel
is ministering to the Lord (vv. 1 Samuel 2:11, 1
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 2:27. “A MAN OF GOD.” A prophet, as in 1 Kings 13:1, etc.
“The only one mentioned since Deborah.” _(Biblical Commentary.)_
“THY FATHER.” “Eli was a descendant o...
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EXPOSITION
THE DIVINE JUDGMENT UPON ELI AND HIS HOUSE (1 Samuel 2:27-9).
1 SAMUEL 2:27
THERE CAME A MAN OF GOD. The
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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...