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Verse 1 Samuel 1:7. _AND AS HE DID SO YEAR BY YEAR_] As the whole
family went up to Shiloh to the annual festivals, Peninnah had both
_sons_ and _daughters_ to accompany her, 1 Samuel 1:4, but Hannah...
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AND AS HE DID SO ... - It should rather be “And so she did year by
year, as often as she went up to the House of the Lord, so she
provoked her.” Though the verb is masculine, Peninnah must be the
subj...
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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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_as he did so_ Peninnah's spitefulness was evoked by the display of
Elkanah's affection. Exultation at another's misfortune is one of the
most detestable forms of malice.
_did not eat_ Refused to tak...
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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 AS HE DID SO YEAR BY YEAR, WHEN SHE WENT UP TO THE HOUSE OF THE
LORD, SO SHE PROVOKED HER; THEREFORE SHE WEPT, AND DID NOT EAT._
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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_As_ HE DID SO] Probably the true text is 'So it happened.' DID NOT
EAT] refused to take any part in the festival, of which the
sacrificial meal was a principal feature (cp. 1 Samuel 9)....
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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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AND AS HE DID SO YEAR BY YEAR. — That is, Elkanah, on the occasion
of every yearly visit to the national sanctuary, was in the habit of
publicly giving the childless Hannah the double gift, to show hi...
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וְ כֵ֨ן יַעֲשֶׂ֜ה שָׁנָ֣ה בְ שָׁנָ֗ה
מִ
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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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_Lord. Then they could hardly avoid being together on the road, and
Anna was accustomed to pray earnestly (Menochius) to be delivered from
her reproach. (Haydock)_...
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(7) And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of
the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
It should seem that the exercises of poor Hannah's mind, were mo...
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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 AS HE DID SO YEAR BY YEAR,.... Elkanah went up every year to
Shiloh, and offered sacrifices, taking his family with him, and gave
to Peninnah and her children their portion, and to Hannah a double...
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And [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the
LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat.
Ver. 7. _And as he did so year by year._] His kindness to her thu...
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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 as he, Elkanah, DID SO YEAR BY YEAR, followed the same custom,
WHEN SHE WENT UP TO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, SO SHE, Peninnah, PROVOKED
HER, for she had her flock of children about her and made use o...
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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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WHEN SHE WENT UP:
Or, from the time that she, etc: _Heb._ from her going up
IN BITTERNESS OF SOUL:
_ Heb._ bitter of soul...
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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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AS HE DID SO, i.e. either as oft as he went and carried them with him
to worship; or as Elkanah expressed peculiar kindness to Hannah, as
was said, 1 SAMUEL 1:5. YEAR BY YEAR, i.e. every year, at the...
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1 Samuel 1:7 was H6213 (H8799) year H8141 year H8141 when H1767 up
H5927 (H8800) house H1004 LORD...
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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 as he did so year by year, when she went up to the House of the
Lord, so she provoked her._
THE HOUSE OF GOD
You must remember, that at the time when Elkanah was living, there was
but one temple...
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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 1:7, 1 SAMUEL 1:9 HOUSE OF THE LORD...
TEMPLE OF THE LORD. Was this a tent, or a bu
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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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1 Samuel 2:19...
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When she went — This circumstance is noted as the occasion of the
contention, because at such times they were forced to more society
with one another, by the way, and in their lodgings; whereas at hom...