Notes: June 25, 2008 - I Samuel 1
Bob Feather June 25th, 2008
The Birth of Samuel
- Samuel’s father was polygamous (verse 2). Those who say that such relationships do not provide fertile soil for jealousy should read this chapter, along with the accounts of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar, and the history of Jacob and his four wives.
- While childless, Samuel’s mother Hannah was the object of ridicule by Elkanah’s other wife (verse 6). Let us always remember that children are from the Lord, and that He alone determines whether or not we shall be parents.
- Elkanah was a devoted Jew who took his family yearly for an extended season of worship (verse 3). On one such occasion Hannah’s fervent, but silent, prayer was mistaken by Eli the priest for drunkenness (12-14). Being filled with the Spirit may be confused with drunkenness (Acts 2:13,15); but the believer should never be drunk with wine (Ephesians 5:18-20).
- Hannah denied the sin and confessed to praying (15-16). Did she confide in Eli the content of her prayer, or was hers, at least to Eli, an “unspoken request”?
- The priest blesses her with the assurance that her prayer will be answered (17), and accordingly Samuel was born and appropriately named (19-20).
- Like Jephthah, Hannah vows to dedicate her child to the Lord and she keeps that promise (1 Samuel 1:11,24-28).
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Acts 2:13,15
13Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.
15For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day.
Ephesians 5:18-20
18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
19Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;
20Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;
1 Samuel 1:11,24-28
11And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
24And 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 house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.
25And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
26And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
27For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I asked of him:
28Therefore 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.
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