Hannah's Prayer

www.truthforlife.org || By: Alistair Begg - ( 1 Samuel 2:1-10) After Samuel’s dedication, Hannah praised God for hearing her prayers and remembering her affliction. The joy expressed by her words, Alistair Begg explains, was rooted not in her circumstances alone, but in what God had done, was doing, and was going to do for His people. Her hope rested in the certainty that God guards the faithful and will triumph over His enemies. Only God, who stepped into the brokenness of our condition, can minister to aching hearts like hers as He works all things according to His good purposes.

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All these sermons are filled with inspiration, encouragement and blessings. However, every now and then i find a real gem. This is one of them. Beautiful! Amazing! Fulfilling! Thank you for all your messages

[@cathie223]

Dear Lord, teach us to live in the assurance that you answer our prayers in your absolute wisdom and tenderness in regard to our ultimate welfare and let the appeal of this world fade.

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Unto the Lord be all the praise, for the wonderful things He has done, He is doing, and what He will do!

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Purposeful message that shines a needed light on how exalted our loving God is over everything in His glorious power.

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The Lord runs to tbe broken-hearted and hears our prayers. Amen

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Just what I was looking for this morning!! Thank you Lord.

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Amén

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Thank you for this enlightening sermon

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I Decree and Declare Favor over my Life and Family and Receive this Prayer with immediate effect in Jesus Mighty name Amen Amen Amen!!!!

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thank you!!:)

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I Decree and Declare Favor over my Life and Hannah's Prayer is with immediate effect in Jesus Mighty name Amen Amen Amen!!!

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Wonderful sermon Pastor. God bless you ❣️

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AMEN

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[@nadzach]

Hannah seems to have been aware of Israel's fall. By this I mean the people rejecting a judge and priest system of government which they want replaced with a king. Governments rise and fall. But what are these pillars? I've been through all the ups and downs with Jesus present, but am I missing something important about pillars.

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Abraham lived 1,000 years before Hannah and Elkanah. God knows all, knew what was going to happen to Israel. Look at 1 Sam 2:30-34. God doesn't see time as we do, so as we do, JMHO, I am not a scholar, but I do believe God is knows about all in all time and in all circumstances. He calls us individually, not based on family backgrounds. Answer to John Buchan.

[@johnbuchan3678]

Mr. Begg, thanks for your well-prepared presentation. May I ask your opinion? At Duet 6:7 parents are commanded to train their own children to love God. So why do you think God blessed Hannah's plan to have Eli (who was not such a great father) raise Samuel?

[@johnbuchan3678]

Indria, thanks for your kind reply. But if parents are not the best ones to train their young ones while they are children, why did God give the instruction at Deut 6:7 ? Samson, for example, was trained by his parents according to the instruction of God's angel. As were all the prophets, and Jesus. Can I offer a different idea, based on a clue at 1 Sam 2:5, “The barren has given birth to seven,“ This “barren” woman could not have been Hannah, because Hannah had a total of six children. But it could have been Leah, who was temporarily barren, and had a total of seven children (six sons and a daughter). Abraham protected his “loved” wife Sarah from being persecuted by the “unloved” wife Hagar, and he protected Isaac from the being persecuted by Hagar’s son Ishmael. But when Jacob did not protect Joseph from his jealous half-brothers ("unloved" Leah’s sons) God intervened to save Joseph’s life by relocating Joseph far away to Egypt. So, when Hannah saw that Elkanah was unlikely to protect young Samuel from "unloved" Peninah’s hateful and jealous sons, she appealed to God to relocate Samuel to the safety of Shiloh. How does that sound? Can this explain why this was a special case for Hannah, and therefore did not apply to others in the Bible?

[@johnbuchan3678]

Indira, thanks for kindly replying. As a father this question really bothered me. Are you open to a different idea, that this was Hannah's and God's way of protecting Samuel from being killed? When Sarah appealed to Abraham regarding Ishmael’s dangerously persecuting Isaac, Abraham protected Isaac. When Jacob didn't protect Joseph from his hateful brothers, God intervened to protect Joseph by relocating Joseph far away to Egypt. So, when Hannah saw that Elkanah was unlikely to protect young Samuel from Peninah’s hateful and jealous sons, could she have appealed to God to relocate Samuel to the safety of Shiloh? God recognized that this unique remedy for Hannah's problem would also provide a replacement for Eli's bad sons. How does that sound to you?