“ And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. ”
Hannah Prays for a Child. In her distress Hannah betook herself to the sanctuary and prayed before Yahweh, i.e. before the Ark, for a son. She vowed that if a son were given her, she would devote...
soul . Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.
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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...
CHAPTER I. HANNAH'S TRIAL AND TRUST. 1 Samuel 1:1-18 . 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 belo...
Hannah's Prayer and Vow 1 Samuel 1:1-11 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 i...
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 se...
(10) And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. The Holy Ghost hath been very particular, to mark the earnestness of Hannah's soul, in prayer. Reader! you will not o...
And she was in bitterness of soul ,.... Because of her barrenness, and the taunts and reflections she had met with on that account; her life was bitter to her, she could take no pleasure in any of t...
And she [was] in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. Ver. 10. And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed. ] Herein she took a right course to get comfort. So did David,...
She was in bitterness of soul Oppressed with grief, which returned when she was alone, and thought of her barrenness, which made her pray, with many tears, for a child. They had newly offered their...
From 1 Chronicles 6:22-28 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...
Hannah's Prayer. B. C. 1140. 9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and a...
She was in bitterness of soul, i.e. oppressed with grief, as that phrase is used, Job 7:11 , Job 10:1 Ruth 1:20 .
Hannah's Prayer For A Son And How She Became Confident That YHWH Had Answered Her Prayer ( 1 Samuel 1:9-18 ). In this passage Hannah prays desperately for a son, and promises YHWH that if He will...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 1:9 . “Post,” or portal . “Probably a porch which had been placed before the curtain that formed the entrance into the Holy Place” (Keil) . “Temple,”...
1 Samuel 1-4 (with Judges 21:16-25 ) 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,...
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...
And she was in bitterness of soul and prayed unto the Lord. The success of Hannah’s prayer, and the reasons for it 1 . Both Jacob’s prayer and Hannah’s prayer are very short. Hannah’s consists...
The Unhappiness and the Prayer of Hannah
2 Kings 20:3 ; 2 Samuel 13:36 ; 2 Samuel 17:8 ; Genesis 50:10 ; Hebrews 5:7 ; Isaiah 38:15 ; Isaiah 54:6 ; Jeremiah 13:17 ; Jeremiah 22:10 ; Job 10:1 ; Job 7:11 ; Job 9:18 ; Judges 21:2...
Bitterness — That is, oppressed with grief. Prayed unto the Lord — They had newly offered their peace — offerings, to obtain the favour of God, and in token of their communion with him, they had fe...