1 Samuel 1-2

Introduction

Up through chapter 8 to finish out this quarter, and that will finish out the period of the judges. So look with me in 1 Samuel chapter 1 at the text. Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim, Zophim. Interesting name. Scholars say that’s Rhema in the region of Ephraim, belonging to the people that settled there, who was being the tribe of Zeop. In other words, the Zophim, those belonging to the tribe of Zup. So if you look at the lineage here that it talks about, talks about Ramathaim Zophim and the mountains of Ephraim, and his name was El Cana, the son of Jeho Jerohim, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zeop, an Ephraimite. He was an Ephraimite because he lived in the territory of Ephraim.

But if you look back in the genealogy of 1 Corinthians, or 1 Chronicles chapter 6 and verse 34, you’ll find the genealogy recorded, 1 Chronicles chapter 6 and verse 34. You’ll find that some of the men that David appointed over the service of song and the tabernacle, one of them was Hemon the singer, who was the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, and then verse 34, the son of El Cana, the son of Jerohim, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, the son of Zeop. And so Zophim, the territory of tribe of Zeoph, the descendants of Zeop. So that’s the heritage. Ramah in the territory of Ephraim, but Al Canah is not of the lineage of Ephraim. If you continue in that chronology, get down to verse 38, you’ll find out he was ultimately of the lineage of Kohat, the son of Levi.

So he’s a Levite, living in the territory of Ephraim. Just as you might be a Floridian, but you might belong to a certain tribe. You’re flirting because you live in Florida. Now the name El Cana is interesting. We know he was a Levite, and we know something about the Levites. If you look up what does El Cana mean, according to Kalin Dalich, every instance that we know of where the name El Cana is used, it’s a Levite. And the interesting thing is El Cana means the man whom God has bought or acquired. Very fitting. Because when God chose the Levites, he said, The firstborn is mine, but I will take the Levites in their place. I have acquired them. They are mine. So Al Cana, a Levite, man whom God has bought or acquired.

1. They Served God When It Wasn’t Easy

So we there’s this Levite named Al Cana. He has two wives. The name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other was Panina. Panina had children, but Hannah had no children. And this man went up from his city yearly to worship and sacrifice to the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. Going up to Shiloh. Why Shiloh? That’s where the tabernacle was. That’s where God had chosen to place his name. That’s where the high priest was. When they came into the land, Shiloh was from which they divided the land and went forth. When there was great decisions to be made, they went up to Shiloh. When they determined that they would go to war against Benjamin because of the crimes done in this territory, they came to Shiloh to meet together to make that decision.

That’s where the tabernacle of the Lord was. That’s where the high priest was. The high priest who had the Urim in the thumb and where they could inquire of the Lord. So they came up to Shiloh. Also the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehaz, the priests of the Lord were there. That’s significant because we’re going to find out later in chapter 2 that Hophni and Phinehaz were wicked men. So here’s Al Canah, his wife Hannah and Panina, and they’re coming up to Shiloh for the annual feast. And whenever the time came for Al Cana to make an offering, he would give portions to Panina, his wife, and to all her sons and daughters, but to Hannah, he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah.

Although the Lord had closed her womb.

From the text that’s here, what do you know about Al Cana and Hannah? About their character.

Debbie says, I don’t think so. Why not?

The distance, the terrain, Dennis?

Okay, they’ve got a family to take with them, and there are burdens that go along with that, Sarah?

Okay. But everybody did the same thing, right? There’s nothing special there. Let me ask it this way. Suppose you come to church on Sunday morning, and there is a great preacher up there. I mean, he is really good. He holds your attention. You don’t even know where the time went. The people around you are great. It’s just a joy to be here. And then because of circumstances, you have to move. And there’s no church around you except for one. And let’s just face it, the preacher is not very enthusiastic. You know, he just talks in a monotone. People are just kind of grom and glim all the time. Why are you going to church? Are you going to church because it makes you happy? Why do you go to church?

To worship God. Okay. In this circumstance, it’s not easy to go up to Shiloh. There are crooks there. These two men, Hoffney and Finney has, they are not men of God. They’re supposed to be. We’re going to get to that in a few minutes, but they are wicked men. We know, first of all, that they’re committing fornication with the women that come up there. They’re stealing the sacrifices. They’re wicked men. Would it be easy to say, you know, I just don’t get as much out of those sacrifices as I used to? It’s just not fun anymore. Let’s just don’t go this year. One thing we know about Alkana and Hannah, they went and served God when it wasn’t easy. When it wasn’t convenient. They were dedicated to the service of God.

That much is evident from what they did. And they did so cheerfully, from what we can tell. In these circumstances, not only is there personal or the adversity of the priesthood not being what it should be, there’s some personal adversity. Every time she comes, she’s reminded she doesn’t have any children. And the other wife does. So there’s personal adversity. That doesn’t keep her from doing what she knows is right. So there’s some character here. The text plainly says God closed her womb. Some might think that, well, she’s just saying that because she could have no children and God’s in control of everything, then therefore he must be responsible. It could have been more than that. If God had chosen to close her womb, why might he have chosen to close her womb?

Just consider for a moment the possibility. If he had done so, why might he have done so?

2. Hannah Was Willing to Give Her Child to the Lord

From looking at the end result, he must have known how she would respond. It may have been that he chose her because he knew what she would do. God chooses to use people, not necessarily because of their abilities. Moses was not a man of great speech, perhaps, but he could still use him because of his character and what he was willing to do. God can use you and I based upon what we’re willing to do. We know what Hannah was willing to do. She was willing to give her child to the Lord. Now think for a moment what that entailed. I mean, if she could come and give him to some godly man that she knew would raise him right, that would be one thing. But she’s going to come and present him before a man who did not have a good history of raising children.

The children he raised were crooked and wicked. It’s one thing to trust God, but now she’s going to entrust her son to the high priest who tolerates this wickedness. That can’t be an easy thing to do. Can’t be easy at all. And I think it must be because she knew that she trusted in God and that despite these circumstances, God could see that the child was protected. To me, that’s incredible faith. Now, I don’t think Hannah’s in the, we sometimes call it the Hall of Fame, you know, in the book of Hebrews. Talks about the people of faith. Let me tell you, Hannah belongs in that category. Because she has made a decision that’s really hard. She has been faithful and she has chosen to trust God with this child.

So it’s not easy. El Cana, her husband came to her and said, Hannah, why do you weep? Why do you not eat? And why is your heart grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons? Well, it’s different, isn’t it? A child is different than a husband. So Hannah arose after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. And Eli the priest was sitting on the seat by the doorpost of the tabernacle of the Lord. And she was in bitterness of soul and prayed to the Lord and wept in anguish, and she made a vow and said, Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your maidservant and remember me and not forget your maidservant, but give your maidservant a male child.

Interesting, isn’t it? She’s asking for a male child. Then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head. What does that mean? No razor on his head. Nazarite vow. When something is dedicated to the Lord, there were regulations, and one of them was no razor upon the head. Certain things that uh dietary as well. No, no grapes. Neither the nasal juice or the skin. But this clearly says not only I will give him to the Lord, but he will be dedicated to the Lord. The thing that she wants so much to have, she’s willing to give it away. Interesting. I’m convinced that she had more in mind than just overcoming the problem she had with Panina.

We’re going to see that in the next few verses. It happened as she continued praying before the Lord that Eli watched her mouth.

3. Hannah Shows Respect for Eli

And Hannah spoke in her heart. Only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk, and he said, How long will you be drunk? Put your wine away from you. And Hannah answered and said, No, my Lord, I am a woman of sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor intoxicating drink, but I have poured out my soul before the Lord. Do not consider your maidservant a wicked woman. For out of the abundance of my complaint and grief I have spoken until now. And Eli answered and said, Go in peace. The God of Israel, grant your petition which you’ve asked of him. And she said, Let your maidservant find favor in your sight. And so the woman went her way and ate.

And her face was no longer sad. An interesting thing that I see in this section is how she treated Eli. Eli is the man who has tolerated wickedness among the priesthood. Open wickedness. How does she treat him?

Respect. I kind of think of David and Saul. Remember what David said about Saul? They said, There he is. Go kill him. What David said. No, that’s the Lord’s anointed. The high priest is the Lord’s anointed. She shows respect for him. Even though he has failed in his job and he stands to be judged for it. Is not the same thing true for us? 1 Peter 2 tells us to show respect to all men, honor the king. And I often make a point about we have a president. A few years ago we had a Republican president. And it seems that when the Republicans have a president in charge, the Democrats are disrespectful. And when the president is democratic, the Republicans are disrespectful. Doesn’t matter who your president is.

God says, honor the king. Well, we don’t have a king, but we have a president. Honor the authorities that be. Whether they deserve it or not. And remember when that statement was made, who’s reigning? Who’s king? Wicked Roman rulers. Remember when Paul was before the Sanhedrin? And the man said, laugh him for what he’s saying. And Paul said, The Lord smite you, you whitewashed wall. And they rebuked him because he was a high priest. And Paul apologized, didn’t he? Because he’s the high priest, and the Old Testament law said to show respect for the high priest. So that’s always been the case. This is what Hannah’s doing. I think again, this shows her character. She knows the law. She’s following the law. She knows how to serve God and she’s doing it.

So they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord and returned and came to their house at Ramah. And Alcana knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her. And it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked for him from the Lord. You have a footnote in your Bible, it might tell you that the name Samuel means what? Literally heard by God. Don’t think she went down to the Walgreens and bought a book on names and went through them and found one that sounded good. She had a purpose in mind. And because the Lord had heard her prayer and answered it, she named him Samuel literally, heard by God.

And the man El Cana and his house went up to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and his vow. But Hannah did not go. For she said, I will not go up until the child is weaned, and then I will take him that he may appear before the Lord and remain there forever. She didn’t just raise him until he was sixteen or eighteen or twenty and present him to the Lord. From the earliest time that she could, he was weaned. She went up and presented him to the Lord. El Cana, her husband said, Do what seems best to you. Wait until you have weaned him. Only let the Lord establish his word. You see what Al Cana is doing? He’s in full agreement with his wife.

4. Hannah’s Prayer

He’s of the same character, I believe. Now when she had weaned him, she took him with her, three bowls, an epoh of flower, a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the Lord in Shiloh, and the child was young. They slaughtered a bull and brought the child to Ali. And she said, O my Lord, as your soul lives, I am the woman who stood by you here, praying to the Lord. For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition. Therefore I have lent him to the Lord as long as he lives, he shall be lent to the Lord. Not just for a period of time, as long as he lives. The next few verses are Hannah’s prayer. To me, this is a remarkable prayer.

It shows a little bit of insight into what’s in Hannah’s heart as she is praying to God for this child, what she is committing to do with this child, and what she wants to see accomplished. My heart rejoices in the Lord. It would be easy for her to simply express the joy of, I’ve been vindicated. Panina was mean, and now my cause is just, and I’ve been justified. And there is a little bit of that, I think, here. My heart rejoices in the Lord, my horn is exalted in the Lord. I smile at my enemies because I rejoice in your salvation. She’s not looking down on Panina. You don’t see that here. She’s simply rejoicing that the Lord has blessed her. There is none holy like the Lord, for there is none beside you, nor any rock like our God.

Talk no more so very proudly. Let no arrogance come from your mouth. This could be said of Panina. So she rebukes her for what she has done. For the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. The bows of the mighty men are broken, and those who stumbled are girded with strength. She makes a major shift in topic here. She’s not just talking about Panina anymore. She’s talking about all who would rail at God. The bows of the mighty men are broken, and those who stumbled are girded with strength. Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, and those who are hungry have ceased to hunger. There’s this change that goes in the course of men. Those that appear to be strong, if they’re not with the Lord, they’re cast down.

Those who appear to be weak, that have stumbled, when their cause is just and God upholds them, they will be the victorious ones. And in that context, she says, even the barren has borne seven. Just a complete number, like we might say, somebody’s ten times better looking than another. The barren is born seven, and she who has many children has become feeble. There will become a turn of circumstance. Why? Based upon whether you’re with God or not. The Lord kills and he makes alive. He’s the one that really counts. He brings down to the grave and he brings up. The Lord makes poor and the Lord makes rich. He brings low and he lifts up. He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the beggar from the ash heap to set them among princes and make them inherit the throne of glory.

She makes a sweeping statement that’s very broad and goes far beyond her little tiff with Panina. And she says, For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s.

She’s making a clear statement here about those that are righteous and those that are wicked. When we get done with this prayer, the very next words are recording the wickedness of the sons of Eli. It seems evident to me that she has in mind this struggle between good and evil that’s going on in the priesthood. And that she’s speaking of judgment against all the wicked and all the righteous, including the priesthood. And it may very well have been that she had it in her heart that Samuel would come and establish justice in the priesthood. We know that that’s kind of what happens. Eli is judged by God. Samuel plays a part. But it’s really God who holds the pillar of the world, right? And it’s God who’s working.

And she wants to be a part of that. By strength no man shall prevail. Yeah, these priests seem to have the strength, but they won’t prevail. The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces. From heaven he will thunder against them. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. She starts off talking perhaps about Panina, but when she finishes up, she’s talking about the cause of God and the earth. This shows more insight into her character because she’s not just the kind of person who says, I want this, go God, God go get it for me. She’s the kind of person that says, This is what’s important to God. That’s what’s going to be important to me. That’s a follower of God. That’s her character.

I know I’ve been talking a lot. Any comments or questions about what we covered so far? Yeah. The um is reading this prayer of tech after.

5. The Sons of Eli Were Corrupt

It is certainly in character with all the inspired things that we’ve read. You might ask the same thing about Miriam and the song that she sang, or any of the statements that have been made. It’s an inspired account. But the words that she says are very much in agreement with everything that inspired writers have written. So it’s a godly prayer, I believe. So Alcana went home. But the child ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest. Now the sons of Eli were corrupt. They did not know the Lord. And the priest’s custom with the people was that any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come with a three-pronged flesh hook in his hand while the meat was boiling, thrust it into the pan, cotton, cauldron, pot, whatever.

And whatever came up, he said, That’s mine. That’s not the way the priests were supposed to do it. They were supposed to take their portion, but this is pure greed. This is rebellion against the law and said, God said to do that, but I want it all. I’m going to take what I can get. How’s that going to make the people that come up to worship feel? Cheated. Robbed. Is it really worth it to continue coming and worship when I’m treated this way? And yet, to their account, many did. Tremendous. Before they burned the fat, the priest servant, and by the way, who did the fat belong to? God. Before they burned the fat, the priest’s servant would come and say, Give meat for roasting the priest, for he will not take boil meat but raw.

He wanted the fat too, apparently. And if the man should say that, well, you know, we really should burn the fat first. No, give it to me now, and if not, I’ll take it. You can see the greed, the power, the oppression. What Hannah’s talked about in verse 9, for a strength of man shall not prevail. Therefore, the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for men abhorred the offering of the Lord. And you can see how it made people feel.

But Samuel ministered before the Lord even as a child, wearing a linen ephod. He was training for service. Moreover, the mother used to bring him a little robe, bring it up to him year by year. And Eli would have blessed El Cana. And so the Lord visited Hannah and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. But getting back to Eli. He was very old in verse 22. And he heard everything that his sons did to Israel, and how they lay with the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. And he said to them, Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. No, my sons, it is not a good report that I hear.

You make the Lord’s people transgress. It’s kind of interesting the way he comes at this. He doesn’t say, You have done wrong, repent, change, or you will be cast out. He says, Why are you doing this? And he makes a statement, though, that’s very indicative in verse 25. If one man sins against another, God will judge him. But if a man sins against the Lord, who will intercede for him? The high priest is the intercessor, right? And he’s saying, I can’t do anything for you. When you sin against God, there is no intercessor. Nevertheless, they did not heed the voice of their father because the Lord desired to kill them. And that’s the heart statement there, isn’t it? It almost sounds when you first read it as though he’s saying, God didn’t let them repent because he wanted to kill them.

Would that be in character for God? We know from Jeremiah 18 that when God said, When I pronounce judgment against the people, if they repent, I will relent. We know another place where God said, I have no delight in the death of the wicked. Rather, I would have them turn. So we know that that’s not what he’s saying here, but how are we to understand that? Think about it this way. Sarah, you had a comment?

Pardon? Probably. Okay. Look at the decision that he just come to in the previous verse. Eli has told his sons, if you sin against God, he will judge you. There is no intercessor. His sons were not ignorant of God’s judgment. If they were ignorant, there could be a choice of, well, now that I know, I might choose to repent. But if they know the judgments of God, they’re not ignorant. And they have said, yes, I know what God says, but I’m not going to do it anyway. They’ve already made a decision, haven’t they? So if I read this a slightly different and said, Nevertheless, they did not heed the voice of their father, because they had already decided to reject God, because they didn’t like God’s judgment that he was going to kill them.

Now, why did they choose to keep walking the way they had? Because they rejected the judgment of God. What was the judgment of God? Death. So why did they walk the way they did? Because God had decided to kill them. That was his judgment, and they rejected it. I think that’s the easiest way to see it. It’s kind of like the question back when we were dealing with Pharaoh. Pharaoh hardened his heart. The text says that plainly, several times. And yet it also says that God hardened his heart. Well, how did God harden his heart? Well, it’s kind of like if you’ve ever dealt with children. You know, children have kind of made up their mind they’re going to go down a certain path, you know, and you come and you call them on it.

And you say, That’s not right. I will not let you do that. And all of a sudden the neck gets stiff, the jaw goes back, you know. They’ve hardened themselves. Who hardened them? Well, they weren’t hardened until I came in their presence. I hardened them by the judgment that I made. And yet they had choice too, didn’t they? They hardened themselves. And so it’s equally, they hardened themselves and I hardened. Same thing with Pharaoh. When Pharaoh meets the judgment of God and God says, You will let my people go, Pharaoh stiffens his neck, sets his jaw, and says, No, I won’t. He hardens himself. Why? He has rejected the judgment of God. Same thing is happening here with Hoffney and Phinehas. They have rejected the judgment of God and therefore they have hardened themselves.

They continue to walk down this path. And so the child Samuel grew in stature and in favor with both the Lord and men. What does that remind you of? What was said of Jesus? Almost word for word, isn’t it? It gives us the understanding that Samuel was chosen by God for a purpose. And perhaps gives added emphasis to that concept that God chose Hannah because he knew what she would do with a child. Now here’s a hard concept. Hannah is a God fearing woman. We know by her character. She’s doing the right thing. And yet she was bitter because of her circumstance. But God was preparing her for service in a unique way. Could it be that we as Christians think that because we obey God and follow him and worship him, that things should go our way.

6. Those Who Honor Me I Will Honor

And when we become bitter because they aren’t, we never consider that God might be preparing us for service. Might that be possible? Only if we’re willing to serve. That’s the key. Hannah was willing to serve. She had prepared herself to serve. I suggest we do likewise. That’s one of the things that makes her a great person of faith. She prepared herself to serve. God chose her, and he used her in a dramatic way. Verse 27, God makes a striking statement. Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, Thus says the Lord, did I not clearly reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in the Pharaoh’s house? I think Eli knew his history. He knew the answer to that.

It’s a rhetorical question. Eli, shake your head. Yes, I knew that. Why do you kick at my sacrifice and my offering, which I have commanded in my habitation, and honor your sons more than me to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings of Israel my people?

But now the Lord says, far be it from me. For those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed. We know from this statement that there are times where God says something, and he’s not proclaiming a future event with certainty. He’s proclaiming an intent.

There’s an implicit terms and condition that you will continue to obey me. Because you haven’t continued to obey me. Now I am saying, I will surely judge you. Behold, the 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. Look with me over in 1 Kings chapter 2 and verse 27. 1 Kings chapter 2 and verse 27. The circumstance is that David is on his deathbed, and he calls Solomon to him, and he is proclaimed king, and he says, Solomon, there’s some things I need you to do. Perhaps these were things David should have done, and he didn’t. And he said, Here’s some things you need to do to right some wrongs.

Oh, I’m sorry, I’m in the wrong chapter. There we go. Look in chapter 2 and start around verse 22 to get to context. In the context, Bathsheba has been petitioned by Adonijah to have Abishag the Shemanite as his wife. Solomon recognized that as a claim to the kingship. Because the king’s wife given to someone would give him the position of king. And so he answered and said to his mother, Why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also. For he is my older brother for him and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zariah. You see, these three, Abijah, the older brother, Abiathar the priest, and Joab, the son of Zariah, the military arm, priest, military arm, and king, were in an alliance.

And Abiathar was part of that. What’s significant about that? If you look at the lineage, Abiathar was the lineage of Levi Eli. This is Eli’s succession. And so in verse 27, Solomon removed Abiathar from being priest of the Lord that he might fulfill the word of the Lord which he spoke concerning the house of Eli at Shiloh. And you’ll see in verse 35 at the end that he places Zadok, the priest in place of Abiathar. Zadok and Abiathar were priests together. And he removes Abiathar and puts Zadok in line. And Zadok is held up as being the fulfillment of God’s intent for the future time. If you go and look in the book of Ezekiel, and you see chapters 40 and onward, the future glory of God’s kingdom, who’s represented there?

Zadok and his descendants are to be priests. So he’s held up as the fulfillment. Okay, so let’s go back to 1 Samuel. Also, let me go back to want you to look at two other places. Psalm 78, verse 60. Psalm 78, verse 60. And we see that this judgment against Eli was a lot more than just the priesthood.

He tells a little bit of the history. In verse 59, when God heard this, that is that the people were worshipping idols in the high places, he was furious and greatly abhorred Israel. So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which he has placed among men and delivered his strength into captivity. And we know that that’s in the narrative after this, that they send the Ark of the Covenant out with Hofne and Phinehas. And the Ark is captured, a rejection of what the Israelites have done. And when Eli hears about it, he falls over backwards and dies. That’s his end. And it wasn’t just that Shiloh was no longer the sinner, it didn’t have the Ark of the Covenant. It’s far more than that.

Read with me in Jeremiah chapter 7 and verse 12. Jeremiah, of course, is prophesying during the time that leading up to the Babylonian captivity. And he’s trying to convince the people you need to turn, you need to repent. Will God judge? That’s the question. Will God judge? Jeremiah has a point. He says in verse 12 of chapter 7, go to my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it, because of the wickedness of my people Israel. And so he says in verse 14, Therefore I will do to this house what is called by my name, in which you trust, and to this place which I gave to you and your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh.

Most commentators say that Shiloh appeared to have been burned. It was destroyed. It was rejected. The Ark of the Covenant never came back to Shiloh. Never came back to it. Its former glory was destroyed. Why? Well, it’s a judgment that stems from what Eli and his sons are doing here. Not just them, but they’re a part of it, a key part of it. So he says, Your lineage is going to be cut off, and you will see an enemy in my habitation, despite all the good which God does for Israel, and there shall not be an old man in your house forever. But 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 the age.

Now this shall be a sign to you that shall come on your two sons, Hopni and Phineas, and one day they shall die, both of them. Then I will raise up for myself a faithful priest. In the reference, uh Ezekiel 44, 15, you’ll read a little bit about the name of Zadok. Who shall do according to what is my heart and my mind, I will build him a sure house, and he will walk before my anointed forever. And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, saying, Please put me in one of the priestly positions that I may eat a piece of bread.

Kind of what Hanna said in her prayer. Those that are strong and reject God, he will strike down. So for Sunday. Read chapters 3, 4, and 5. 3, 4, and 5. Okay? Try to cover all three of those on Sunday. Any questions or comments about what we’ve covered? Tremendous lessons in this text, isn’t there? Sarah?

And talking and guy and feel like the fact that you thought about that type.

Yeah.

She talks about um there’s an interesting thing there. It would be easy for us to say, you like you are guilty because you loved this wrong, you guys shouldn’t draw them right.

He said you love your sons more than me. Often you maybe have more responsibility for their own actions. Probably can, and sometimes you raise children that are not God. But when they prefer their children over God, they have sinned. And that’s what God charged them with. You have loved your sons more than me. Yeah, responsibility that you try to send. They should not have been wild with two steps. That’s not small. That’s a charge. Okay, thank you for your time.