the LORD. Jehovah. Punctuate thus, "to Jehovah as long as he liveth. He shall be", &c. Note the Figure of speech Paronomasia (App-6) in verses: 1 Samuel 1:27. "Jehovah hath given me my petition (sh. 'elathi) which. asked of Him (sha'alti): therefore also. have lent him (hishiltihu) to Jehovah. "
Verse 1 Samuel 1:28. _THEREFORE ALSO I HAVE LENT HIM TO THE LORD_] There is here a continual reference to her _vow_, and to the _words_ which she used in making that vow. The word _Samuel_, as we ha...
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...
SAMUEL IS BORN AND DEDICATED TO YAHWEH. The family went home and in due time a son was born to Hannah, whom she called Shemuel (Samuel), possibly, His name is God. His Name = Yahweh, _i.e._ Yahweh is...
Samuel's infancy and dedication to Jehovah 21. _his vow_ This assumes that Elkanah as well as Hannah had made a vow. The Sept. reads "his vows and all the tithes of his land." Cp. Deuteronomy 12:11....
_therefore also_, &c. Render, AND I ON MY PART HAVE GIVEN HIM TO JEHOVAH AS LONG AS HE LIVETH: BECAUSE HE WAS ONE ASKED FOR JEHOVAH. The exact translation of the Heb. is doubtful, and the remarkable p...
THEREFORE ALSO I HAVE LENT HIM TO THE LORD, &C.— _Therefore also I have given him, according to my petition, unto the Lord, for as long as I promised in my petition to give him unto the Lord,_ &c. Wat...
_Samuel presented to the Lord._ 1 Samuel 1:24-28 24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the...
_THEREFORE ALSO I HAVE LENT HIM TO THE LORD; AS LONG AS HE LIVETH HE SHALL BE LENT TO THE LORD. AND HE WORSHIPPED THE LORD THERE._ Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord, х_ HISH'ILTIHUW_ (H7592)...
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...
LENT] RV 'granted,' as in Exodus 12:36. AND HE WORSHIPPED THE LORD THERE] These words interrupt the connexion and are rightly omitted by LXX....
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...
I HAVE LENT HIM TO THE LORD. — The rendering of the Hebrew here, “I have lent,” and in Exodus 12:36, is false. The translation should run: _“_Therefore I also make him one asked of the Lord; all the d...
וְ גַ֣ם אָנֹכִ֗י הִשְׁאִלְתִּ֨הוּ֙ לַֽ יהוָ֔ה...
CHAPTER II. _ HANNAH'S FAITH REWARDED._ 1 Samuel 1:19. IN all the transactions recorded in these verse, we see in Hannah the directing and regulating power of the family; while Elkanah appears acqui...
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...
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...
Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he (l) worshipped the LORD there. (l) Meaning, Eli gave thanks to God for her....
Lent. This is equivalent to giving entirely. Anna presents her son to the Lord, to serve in his tabernacle as long as God shall think proper. He dispensed with his personal attendance, when he appoint...
(26) And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. (27) For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I...
REFLECTIONS How sweetly the Holy Ghost teacheth the Church in the history of all characters, the universal taint which marks our poor fallen nature! Elkanah, though a pious man, cannot be content with...
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...
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...
THEREFORE ALSO I HAVE LENT HIM TO THE LORD,.... To be employed in his service, not for a few days, months, or years, but for his whole life. The Targum is, "I have delivered him, that he may minister...
Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there. Ver. 28. _Therefore also I have lent him._] Or, Returned him whom I ha...
_Therefore I have lent him to the Lord_ But not with a purpose to require him again. Whatever we _give_ to the Lord may, upon this account, be said to be _lent_ to him, because, though we may not reca...
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...
therefore also I have lent him to the Lord, given him to the Lord in turn; AS LONG AS HE LIVETH, HE SHALL BE LENT TO THE LORD, given to the Lord as one that had been granted by the Lord. AND HE, Elkan...
SAMUEL BORN AND BROUGHT TO SHILOH...
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...
LENT HIM TO THE LORD: Or, returned him, whom I have obtained by petition to the LORD HE SHALL BE LENT TO THE LORD: Or, he whom I have obtained by petiotion, shall be returned...
19-28 Elkanah and his family had a journey before them, and a family of children to take with them, yet they would not move till they had worshipped God together. Prayer and provender do not hinder a...
I HAVE LENT HIM TO THE LORD, or, given him, &c., i.e. do now give or offer him; for she did not lend him for a time, with a purpose or right to require him again. The words may be rendered thus, _And...
1 Samuel 1:28 lent H7592 (H8689) LORD H3068 lives H3117 lent H7592 (H8803) LORD H3068 worshiped H7812 ...
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...
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...
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...
_I have lent him to the Lord._ SAMUEL, THE CHILD-CHRISTIAN There is no child explicable apart from his parentage. The foundations of one generation are in all respects laid in the antecedent generati...
_For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition._ PARENTAGE AND PIETY “The Hand of God in History” might be the appropriate title of many of the hooks of Scripture, for the sacred re...
_And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks._ THE DUTY OF PRESENTING CHILDREN TO GOD IN THE WAY OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION There is nothing more characteristic of Christi...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 1:27 AND THE LORD HAS GRANTED ME MY PETITION THAT I MADE TO HIM repeats almost word for word Eli’s blessing in v....
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 1:24. Hebrew mothers were accustomed to suckle their children for three years (2Ma. 7:27). “A child three years old is not troublesome in the East, and his nur...
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...
2 Timothy 3:15; Genesis 24:26; Genesis 24:48; Genesis 24:52...
A LIFE DEDICATED TO GOD 1 Samuel 1:21 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are studying today the story of a man who was noted for his piety, and purity, and prayer. He was not a Prophet as was Isaiah, or Jeremiah...
Lent him — But not with a purpose to require him again. Whatever we give to God, may upon this account be said to be lent to him, that tho' we may not recall it, yet he will certainly repay it, to our...