Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 1:19-26
They Return Home and Samuel Is Born, And When He Is Weaned He Is Given To YHWH (1 Samuel 1:21-26 ). In accordance with Hannah’s faith she bears a son, and will not again go up to the Temple until she can fulfil her vow and present him to YHWH. Then upon his being weaned off his mother’s milk she and Elkanah again go to the Temple together and she presents her son to YHWH. Analysis. a And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before YHWH, and returned, and came to their house to... read more
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 1:9-18
Hannah’s Prayer For A Son And How She Became Confident That YHWH Had Answered Her Prayer (1 Samuel 1:9-18 ). In this passage Hannah prays desperately for a son, and promises YHWH that if He will grant her a son she will give him to YHWH for as long as he lives. And when Eli ‘the Priest’ (the High Priest) has blessed her she knows that God has heard her prayer. Analysis. a So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk (1 Samuel 1:9 a). b Now Eli the priest was... read more