![]() It makes heroes of even the most unsuspecting and normal of God’s people. His grace is perfectly fitted for our daily struggles-indeed, it is more than sufficient for them. God is the Savior not only of the blood-streaked warrior, but the henpecked friend, the physically challenged sufferer, and the misunderstood wife. He suffered and died to bring us to glory-and to give us daily strength to honestly face and perseveringly triumph over our own difficulties. Respecting the Lord by the way they lived, and being encouraged by the Holy Spirit, the group of believers continued to grow. Despite these trials, He followed the will of God all the way to the cross. 31 The church everywhere in Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had a time of peace and became stronger. Jesus Christ overcame a family who did not understand His purpose, a band of disciples who consistently misunderstood His teachings, and a foe who craved His undoing. Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV / 596 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. Yet Hannah foreshadows another child born to a persevering mother, a son who met many, many more difficulties on his life’s path. When challenges occur in our lives, we have a choice: will we remember Hannah? Her example is powerful. 17–20), who becomes one of Yahweh’s greatest prophets. Then you will receive all that he has promised. New Living Translation Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Eli pronounces a blessing on her, she conceives, and soon gives birth to a son named Samuel (vv. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. She prays, goes to worship, and cries out to her God. There is an escalation of her suffering in this passage that shows the difficult spiritual climate of Israel in her era. Instead of offering her solace, he issues a stinging rebuke.Īt every level, Hannah is suffering. Eli the priest sees her lips moving and takes her for a drunk. She is “deeply distressed” while there, and she weeps “bitterly” (v. She goes to worship at Shiloh and to pour out her heart to Yahweh. Hannah’s third challenge comes when she goes to the house of the Lord. Hannah’s husband seeks to encourage her, but he offers cold comfort. Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Elkanah seems to be a kind man, but he suffers from a common malady: obtuseness. Penninah would wound Hannah as regularly “as she went up to the house of the Lord,” leaving Hannah in tears (v. Hebrews 12:1-2 And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. ![]() Hannah’s second challenge is her husband’s inability to understand her pain. Already we see that Hannah faces serious adversity in her day-to-day life. Penninah tormented Hannah because the latter could not conceive. She “used to provoke her grievously to irritate” Hannah (v. Penninah, her rival, is not kind to Hannah. ![]() First, she is one of two wives of Elkanah. In 1 Samuel 1, Hannah faces three rather ordinary challenges that show her life to be a difficult one. But it’s the obstacles she overcomes on her way to this outcome that reveal her to be a hero. Her role in the biblical narrative is rather simple: to give birth. One of the most heroic figures in Scripture is not known for slaying a giant, conquering a nation, or hurdling a wall. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |