1 Samuel 2
2
The Song of Hannah
1 #
Luke 1.46-55. And Hannah prayed, and said,
My heart rejoiceth in the Lord,
mine horn is exalted in the Lord;
my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies;
because I rejoice in thy salvation.
2 There is none holy as the Lord:
for there is none besides thee:
neither is there any rock like our God.
3Talk no more so exceeding proudly;
let not arrogancy come out of your mouth:
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and by him actions are weighed.
4The bows of the mighty men are broken,
and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
5 They that were full have hired out themselves for bread;
and they that were hungry ceased:
so that the barren hath borne seven;
and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
6The Lord killeth, and maketh alive:
he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
7The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich:
he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust,
and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill,
to set them among princes,
and to make them inherit the throne of glory:
for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's,
and he hath set the world upon them.
9He will keep the feet of his saints,
and the wicked shall be silent in darkness;
for by strength shall no man prevail.
10The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces;
out of heaven shall he thunder upon them:
the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth;
and he shall give strength unto his king,
and exalt the horn of his anointed.
11And Elka´nah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest.
The Sins of Eli's Sons
12Now the sons of Eli were sons of Be´li-al; they knew not the Lord. 13And the priest's custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; 14and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither. 15Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw. 16And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force. 17Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.
18But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod. 19Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20And Eli blessed Elka´nah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home.
21And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.
22Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 23And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. 24Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord's people to transgress. 25If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding, they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.
26And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favor both with the Lord, and also with men.
27And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house? 28#Exod 28.1-4; Lev 7.35,36. And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? 29Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honorest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people? 30Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. 31Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house. 32And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever. 33And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age. 34And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phin´ehas; in one day they shall die both of them. 35And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever. 36And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
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I Samuel 2
2
Hannah’s Prayer
1And Hannah #Gen. 24:26, 52prayed and said:
#Phil. 4:6“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
#1 Sam. 2:1–10; Ps. 97:11, 12; Luke 1:46–55My horn is exalted in the Lord.
I smile at my enemies,
Because I #Ps. 75:10; 89:17, 24; 92:10; 112:9rejoice in Your salvation.
2“No#Ps. 9:14; 13:5; 35:9; Is. 12:2, 3 one is holy like the Lord,
For there is #Ex. 15:11; Ps. 86:8; Rev. 15:4none besides You,
Nor is there any #Deut. 4:35rock like our God.
3“Talk no more so very proudly;
#Deut. 32:4, 30, 31; 2 Sam. 22:32; Ps. 18:2Let no arrogance come from your mouth,
For the Lord is the God of #Ps. 94:4knowledge;
And by Him actions are weighed.
4“The#1 Sam. 16:7 bows of the mighty men are broken,
And those who stumbled are girded with strength.
5Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
And the hungry have ceased to hunger.
Even #Ps. 37:15; 46:9the barren has borne seven,
And #Ps. 113:9she who has many children has become feeble.
6“The#Is. 54:1; Jer. 15:9 Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to the grave and brings up.
7The Lord #Deut. 32:39; 2 Kin. 5:7; Job 5:18; (Rev. 1:18)makes poor and makes rich;
#Deut. 8:17, 18; Job 1:21He brings low and lifts up.
8#Job 5:11; Ps. 75:7; James 4:10He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
#Job 42:10–12; Ps. 75:7; 113:7; Luke 1:52To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.
#Job 36:7; Ps. 113:8“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.
9#Job 38:4–6; Ps. 75:3; 104:5He will guard the feet of His saints,
But the #Ps. 37:23, 24; 91:11, 12; 94:18; 121:3; Prov. 3:26; (1 Pet. 1:5)wicked shall be silent in darkness.
“For by strength no man shall prevail.
10The adversaries of the Lord shall be #(Rom. 3:19)broken in pieces;
#Ex. 15:6; Ps. 2:9From heaven He will thunder against them.
#1 Sam. 7:10; 2 Sam. 22:14, 15; Ps. 18:13, 14The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
#Ps. 96:13; 98:9; (Matt. 25:31, 32)“He will give #(Matt. 28:18)strength to His king,
And #Ps. 21:1, 7exalt the horn of His anointed.”
11Then Elkanah went to his house at Ramah. But the child ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.
The Wicked Sons of Eli
12Now the sons of Eli were #Ps. 89:24corrupt; #Deut. 13:13they did not know the Lord. 13And the priests’ custom with the people was that when any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged fleshhook in his hand while the meat was boiling. 14Then he would thrust it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; and the priest would take for himself all that the fleshhook brought up. So they did in #Judg. 2:10; (Rom. 1:28)Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. 15Also, before they #1 Sam. 1:3burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say to the man who sacrificed, “Give meat for roasting to the priest, for he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw.”
16And if the man said to him, “They should really burn the fat first; then you may take as much as your heart desires,” he would then answer him, “No, but you must give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.”
17Therefore the sin of the young men was very great #Lev. 3:3–5, 16before the Lord, for men #Gen. 6:11abhorred the offering of the Lord.
Samuel’s Childhood Ministry
18#(Mal. 2:7–9)But Samuel ministered before the Lord, even as a child, #1 Sam. 2:11; 3:1wearing a linen ephod. 19Moreover his mother used to make him a little robe, and bring it to him year by year when she #Ex. 28:4came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20And Eli #1 Sam. 1:3, 21would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, “The Lord give you descendants from this woman for the loan that was #Gen. 14:19given to the Lord.” Then they would go to their own home.
21And the Lord #1 Sam. 1:11, 27, 28visited Hannah, so that she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile the child Samuel #Gen. 21:1grew before the Lord.
Prophecy Against Eli’s Household
22Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel, and how they lay with #Judg. 13:24; 1 Sam. 2:26; 3:19–21; Luke 1:80; 2:40the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 23So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. 24No, my sons! For it is not a good report that I hear. You make the Lord’s people transgress. 25If one man sins against another, #Ex. 38:8God will judge him. But if a man #Deut. 1:17; 25:1, 2sins against the Lord, who will intercede for him?” Nevertheless they did not heed the voice of their father, #Num. 15:30because the Lord desired to kill them.
26And the child Samuel #Josh. 11:20grew in stature, and #1 Sam. 2:21in favor both with the Lord and men.
27Then a #Prov. 3:4man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: #Deut. 33:1; Judg. 13:6; 1 Sam. 9:6; 1 Kin. 13:1‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house? 28Did I not #Ex. 4:14–16; 12:1choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod before Me? And #Ex. 28:1, 4; Num. 16:5did I not give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire? 29Why do you #Lev. 2:3, 10; 6:16; 7:7, 8, 34, 35; Num. 5:9kick at My sacrifice and My offering which I have commanded in My #Deut. 32:15dwelling place, and honor your sons more than #Deut. 12:5; Ps. 26:8Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel My people?’ 30Therefore the Lord God of Israel says: #Matt. 10:37‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.’ But now the Lord says: #Ex. 29:9; Num. 25:13‘Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and #Jer. 18:9, 10those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed. 31Behold, #Ps. 91:14; Mal. 2:9–12the days are coming that I will cut off your arm and the arm of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32And you will see an enemy in My dwelling place, despite all the good which God does for Israel. And there shall not be #1 Sam. 4:11–18; 22:18, 19; 1 Kin. 2:27, 35an old man in your house forever. 33But any of your men whom I do not cut off from My altar shall consume your eyes and grieve your heart. And all the descendants of your house shall die in the flower of their age. 34Now this shall be #Zech. 8:4a sign to you that will come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: #1 Sam. 10:7–9; 1 Kin. 13:3in one day they shall die, both of them. 35Then #1 Sam. 4:11, 17I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. #1 Kin. 2:35; Ezek. 44:15; (Heb. 2:17; 7:26–28)I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before #2 Sam. 7:11, 27; 1 Kin. 11:38My anointed forever. 36#Ps. 18:50And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and say, “Please, put me in one of the priestly positions, that I may eat a piece of bread.” ’ ”
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