Hannah Lends Her Son, Samuel, to the Lord to Serve Him |
1 Samuel 2:1-36 The Book of 1 Samuel [in Smaller Chunks] |
Hannah prayed & said, My heart [rejoices] & my horn is exalted in the Lord. My mouth [smiles] over my enemies, because I rejoice in Your salvation. There [are] none Holy as the Lord: for there is [no other God] beside You. [1 Chronicles 16:25-26 For great is the Lord, & to be greatly praised. He also is to be feared, [a.k.a. respected,] above all gods. For all the gods of the people are idols: but the Lord made the heavens.] |
Neither is there any Rock like our God. [Deuteronomy 32:4 He Is the Rock, & His work is perfect. For all His ways are judgment, [a.k.a. justice.] A God of Truth & without [sin.] He Is Just & Right.] |
No [longer] talk, so [exceedingly] proudly; & [don't] let [arrogant] [words] come out of your mouth. For the Lord is a God of knowledge, & actions are weighed by Him. [Isaiah 2:11-12 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, & the haughtiness, [a.k.a. arrogance,] of men shall be bowed down. And the Lord, Alone, shall be exalted [on] that day. For the Day of the Lord of Hosts, shall be upon everyone, [who] is proud & lofty. And upon everyone, [who] is lifted up, he shall be brought low.] |
The bows of the mighty men, [a.k.a. archers,] are broken, & [those who] stumbled are [clothed] with strength. [Those who] were full, [a.k.a. satisfied with plenty,] have [now] hired themselves out for bread. And [those who] were hungry ceased, [a.k.a. come to an end.] |
So, the barren, [a.k.a. childless, has bore] 7, & she [who] had many children has [grown] feeble. The Lord kills & [makes] alive. He [brings] down to the grave & [raises] up. The Lord [makes] the poor & [makes the] rich. He [brings] low & [lifts] up. |
He [raises] the poor up, out of the dust, & [lifts] up the beggar from the [garbage pile,] to set them among princes & to make them inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s & He [has put] the world upon them. |
He will keep the feet of His saints & the wicked shall be [kept] silent in darkness; for no man shall prevail by strength. The Lord’s [enemies] shall be broken to pieces & He shall thunder upon them out of heaven. |
The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth & He shall give strength to His king, & exalt the horn of His anointed. And Elkanah went to his house in Ramah. And the child, [a.k.a. Samuel, ministered] to the Lord [in front of] Eli, the priest. |
Now, the sons of Eli were sons of Belial, [a.k.a. worthless men] & they [didn’t know] the Lord. And the priest’s custom with the people was, that, when any man offered [a] sacrifice, the priest’s servant came while the [meat] was [boiling,] with his [3 pronged meat hook] in his hand. |
And he [scooped the meat hook] into the: pan, kettle, caldron, or pot, & the priest took for himself all that the [meat hook] brought up. They did [this] in Shiloh to all the Israelites [who] came [there.] |
Also, before they burned the fat, the priest’s servant came & said to the man [who] sacrificed, Give [me the] [meat] to roast for the priest, for he won’t have [boiled meat from] you, but [only] raw [meat to be roasted.] |
And if any man said to him, [Don't] let them fail to burn the fat [first,] & then take as much as your soul [desires,] then he would answer, [No,] but you [shall] give it, [a.k.a. the fat,] to me now, [uncooked,] & if not, I will take it [from you] by force. [For this reason,] the sin of the young men, [a.k.a. Eli’s sons,] was very [large,] before the Lord: for the offering of the Lord for men, [had become] [loathsome.] |
[Leviticus 5:12–13 Then, he shall bring it to the priest, & the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial [portion] [of it,] & burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire to the Lord. It is a sin offering. And the priest shall make an atonement for him, [related to] his sin, that he [has] sinned in one of these, & it shall be forgiven him, & the [rest] shall be the priest's, as a meat offering.] |
But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, [clothed] with a linen ephod. [Additionally,] his mother made him a little coat, & brought it to him [each] year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. |
Eli blessed Elkanah & [Hannah,] his wife, & said, The Lord give you seed, [a.k.a. offspring, by] this woman for the loan [of Samuel, who] is lent to the Lord, & they went to their own home. |
And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, & [bore] 3 sons & 2 daughters. The child, Samuel, grew before the Lord. Now, Eli was very old, & heard all that his sons did to all [of] Israel. And how they lay, [intimately] with the women, [who] assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. |
And [Eli] said to them, Why do you [do] such things? For I hear of your evil [actions] by all [these] people. [No,] my sons; for it [isn’t a] good report that I hear. You make the Lord’s people to transgress, [a.k.a. sin.] |
If one man [sins] against another, the judge shall judge him. But if a man [sins] against the Lord, who [shall defend] him? They [still, didn’t pay attention] to the voice of their father, because the Lord [intended to kill] them. |
And the child, Samuel grew, & was in favor with both the Lord, & also with men. And a man of God came to Eli, & said to him, The Lord [says this,] [Didn’t] I plainly, [a.k.a. visibly,] appear to the house of your [forefathers,] when they were in Pharaoh’s house in Egypt? [Exodus 14:26-29 And the Lord said to Moses, Stretch out your hand over the [Red] Sea, [so] that the waters may come again upon the: Egyptians; their chariots; & their horsemen. And Moses stretched [out] his hand over the sea, & the sea returned to [its] strength when morning appeared. And the Egyptians fled against it. And the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. And the waters returned, & covered the: chariots; horsemen, & all [Pharaoh's army] that came into the sea after them, [a.k.a. Israelites.] Not so much as one remained of them there. But the children, [a.k.a. people,] of Israel, walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea. And the waters were a wall to them on their right hand [side,] & on their left.] |
[Didn’t] I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon [My] altar, to burn incense & to wear an ephod before Me? [Didn’t] I give to the house of your father all the offerings made by fire of the children, [a.k.a. people] of Israel? |
[For what reason do] you kick, [a.k.a. rebel,] at My sacrifice, & [My] offering, which I have commanded [for My dwelling place,] & [you honor] your sons above Me, to make yourselves fat with the [best] of all the offerings of Israel, My people? |
[For this reason,] the Lord God of Israel [says,] I indeed said your house, & the house of your [forefathers,] should walk before Me forever. But now the Lord [says,] Be it far from Me; for [those who] honor Me, I will honor & [those who] despise Me, shall be lightly [thought of.] |
[Watch,] the days come, that I will cut off your arm, & the arm of your father’s house,[so] that there [won’t] be an old man in your house. And you shall see an enemy in My [dwelling place,] in all the wealth [that] God shall give Israel. And there shall not be an old man in your house forever. |
And [those of] your [men,] whom I [don’t] cut off from [My] altar, shall be to consume your eyes, [by crying,] & your heart [shall be] [grieved.] All the [future generations] of your house shall die in [their prime.] |
And this shall be a sign to you, [of what] shall come upon your 2 sons: Hophni & Phinehas; in 1 day, they both shall die. And I will raise up a faithful priest [for] Me, [who] shall do according to [what] is in [My] heart & My mind. |
And I will build him a [secure] house, & he shall walk before [My] anointed forever. It shall [happen,] that everyone [who] is left in your house shall come & [bow down] to him for a piece of silver & a [crumb] of bread, & shall say, I pray [that] you put me into 1 of the priests’ [positions, so] I may eat a piece of bread. |