Bible Commentary

And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee. Come not before the Lord in thy drunkenness, but go and sleep it out, and repent of this thy sin. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole And Eli said unto her, how long wilt … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 1:14”

Now Hannah, she spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 13. Eli thought she had been drunken ] Silent prayer was not usual at the time. Eli’s ready suspicion makes it probable that such excesses were not uncommon at the sacrificial … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 1:13”

And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth. 12. continued praying ] Lit. “multiplied to pray,” i.e. “prayed long and earnestly.” Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges As she continued praying, Heb. multiplied to pray. By which it appears that she said much more … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 1:12”

And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 1:11”

And she [was] in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. 1Sa 1:10-11 And she was in bitterness of soul and prayed unto the Lord. The success of Hannahs prayer, and the reasons for it 1.Both Jacobs prayer and Hannahs prayer are very short. Hannahs consists of a single verse. It … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 1:10”

So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD. 9 20. Hannah’s Prayer and its answer 9. So Hannah rose up ] Simply And. Hannah left the feast for which she had … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 1:9”

Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? [am] not I better to thee than ten sons? 8. better to thee than ten sons ] Cp. Rth 4:15. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 8. Am not I … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 1:8”

And [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. 7. as he did so ] Peninnah’s spitefulness was evoked by the display of Elkanah’s affection. Exultation at another’s misfortune is one of the most detestable … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 1:7”

And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb. 6. her adversary ] Peninnah. The cognate verb is used in Lev 18:18, “Thou shalt not take a wife to her sister to vex her.” Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 6. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 1:6”

But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb. 5. a worthy portion ] Lit., one portion for two persons : a double portion. If the text is sound, this seems to be the best explanation of an obscure expression. Elkanah marked his love … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 1:5”