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Updated October 06, She was barren but prayed to God year after year for a child. The Lord granted her request and gave her Samuel, the gift-child she offered back to Him. Samuel became a great prophet and judge over Israel. Bible References: Hannah's story is found in the first and second chapters of 1 Samuel. Occupation : Wife, mother, homemaker. Hometown : Ramah of Benjamin, in the hill country of Ephraim.
Cite this Article Format. Zavada, Jack. What will alter this course? Jesus told us that the harvest was plentiful, but it was the workers who were few. A new generation of individuals given to God could become a mighty army for His kingdom.
Put your ear down to the Bible and hear Him bid you go and pull sinners out of the fire of sin. Put your ear down to the burdened, agonized heart of humanity, and listen to its pitiful wail for help. Stand by the gates of hell, and hear the damned beg you to go to their father's house and entreat their brothers and sisters not to come there.
Then look Christ in the face - whose mercy you have professed to obey - and tell Him whether you will join heart and soul and body and circumstances in the march to publish His mercy to the world.
When I hear those quotes they stir something within me. How much do they stir you? They might stir you enough to give some money to a missionary or a mission fund. They might even stir you enough that you give some time and actually go on a short-term mission trip. And those are great ways to give to missions. But do they stir you enough for you to give your child to God? You may say, "I think that is a high price to pay, to give my son or daughter to serve God.
It was the price God paid when He gave His only Son to the world. Are you willing to give your son or daughter? When Samuel was weaned, Hannah made good on her vow to God and brought the boy to Eli the priest.
Here is how 1 Samuel describes that encounter. For as long as he lives, he is given to the LORD. Here is what is amazing about this passage. It is not Eli who worships God, but Samuel. I find it so amazing that this boy who is at the most, two or three years old at the time, knows how to worship God. How did he learn to worship? He learned from the only person around him: his mother. Children are like sponges, soaking up every thing around them. One of the greatest moments of my life happened when my son, Jack, was only one and a half years old.
His preschool teacher came to my wife and me and told me about what happened in his class. They had snack time and prayed over the snack.
Jack put his two little hands together in a prayer position and bowed his head. That was special, but he did it again. There is a speaker in the nursery that broadcasts the worship service. At one point in the service I said, "Let's pray" and Jack stopped, bowed his head and put his hands together again.
How did he learn to do that? I'll tell you where he learned it: at the kitchen table when we pray over a meal. We included him in the prayer.
We stop and say, "Jack, let's pray" and we all bow our heads, and mom and dad put their hands together in a prayer position so we can model prayer for our son. I have to think Hannah did the same thing. She worshiped God and included Samuel in that time. That is how he learned to worship God.
If you want your children to learn to pray, include them in a home prayer time. If you want your children to worship, worship in front of them. If it is service, ministry, Bible study, or any other spiritual discipline, your children will learn it from you if you model it in front of them and include them in it. First Samuel details Hannah's prayer. It is the secret to how Hannah trusted God, and taught Samuel to worship God. Look at how I Samuel records the prayer of Hannah.
My mouth boasts over my enemies, because I rejoice in Your salvation. Although good will be done to Israel, no one in your family line will ever reach old age. BP 33 Every one of you that I do not cut off from serving at my altar I will spare only to destroy your sight and sap your strength, and all your descendants BQ will die in the prime of life.
BT 35 I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, BU who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed BV one always. All rights reserved worldwide. The best value in digital Bible study. Try it FREE. Font Size Font Size.
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