Introduction
Hannah’s thanksgiving and the contrast between Eli’s sons and Samuel..
Questions
1. What does Hannah say about how we should speak?
v 3 “Don’t keep talking so exceedingly proudly.
Don’t let arrogance come out of your mouth,
for the LORD is a God of knowledge.
By him actions are weighed.
2. Which consecutive verses show the contrast between Eli's sons and Samuel?
v 11 ... The child served the LORD before Eli the priest.
and v 12 Now the sons of Eli were wicked men. They didn’t know the LORD.
3. How often does Samuel see his parents?
v 19 Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to him from year to year when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
Summary Points
- v 1 to 11 Hannah’s prayer of thanksgiving for the birth of Samuel. Elkanah returns home leaving Samuel with Eli
- v 12 to 17 The sons of Eli flagrantly abuse the privilege of being the sons of the priest
- v 18 to 21 Samuel continues to minister in the temple and Hannah is blessed with five more children
- v 22 to 26 Eli reprimands his sons for ignoring God
- v 27 to 36 A prophet tells Eli that God will reject him and his family and descendants. His two sons will both die in one day. He tells him that God will provide a more faithful priest