Title: One with a Painful Heart
Contents
1 Samuel 1:9~18 You who are troubled in heart Topic: 23. vow. 2005. 8. 14.
◎ Introduction
: Knowing that her suffering and shame could not be solved by human means or comfort, Hannah found a practical solution to the problem. In other words, Hannah got up from her problems and went to God.
(I knew what to do to solve the problem, and I woke up for it.)
1. Hannah seeking a son from God (9-11)
※ Hannah found a solution to the problem.
One). Approaching God (9-10)
※ “When Hannah got up” I got up from the state of mourning and sorrow and turned to God's comfort and answer.
※ “Wept” It means that he trusted God to hear his prayers and expressed his pain without hiding anything.
2). Make a vow to God (11)
※ Hannah, who poured out her sorrow in tears, was in a place where she could be alone with God for true comfort and peace.
※ Hannah saved her son. But it wasn't just to satisfy his greed. God's Son
If you give him, he says, ‘I will give him to the Lord.
※ Hannah's vow is God's faithfulness. That is, God saved Himself.
① Hannah knew exactly who God was.
“The Lord of hosts” “The Lord God of hosts” ; God is the commander of the Israeli army. The God who made all things, the God who rules over all creation. (2 Samuel 6:2, 1 Kings 22:19, Isaiah 37:16)
② I knew who I was in my relationship with God. : the servant of the Lord
“The maidservant of the Lord” revealed a special relationship with God.
(2 Chron 7:14, Joel 2:12, Matthew 5:4, 7:7, Luke 18:13-14, James 4:9-10)
2. Eli's misunderstanding and Hannah's explanation (12~18)
※ Hannah is praying with a promise of devotion to God in her hopes for a child to be born in the future.
※ The priest Eli came to pay attention to Hannah. (Amidst the crowds of pilgrims...)
① One prayed for a long time “while praying long before the Lord” - continued in one place...
② Hannah did not pray out loud, but only prayed with her lips.
One). Eli mistaken Hannah for drunkenness (12-14)
※ Eli noticed Hannah's long prayers and misunderstood that she was drunk.
(It shows the spiritual decline and insensitivity of the high priest Eli.)
2). Hannah's explanation of Eli's misunderstanding (15-16)
※ In response to Eli's misunderstanding and rebuke, Hannah's attitude was gentle, generous, and calm.
(Spiritually incompetent Eliina, Hannah acknowledged her authority as a leader and took a humble stance)
3). Eli blesses Hana (17)
※ After hearing Hannah's explanation, Eli immediately prayed for Hannah's blessing. (This is the best consideration)
① All of Ellie's suspicions about Hannah's drunken behavior have been resolved.
② Eli sincerely prayed that Hannah's prayer would be answered.
The priest's blessing is also a formal declaration that Hannah's prayer is in accordance with God's will.
4). Search disappears from Hannah's face (18)
※ Pour out all your heart before God