The Meaning Of Life

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According to my assistant Alexa, the Book of Samuel was originally one book in the Hebrew Bible, but was separated into two books when it was translated into Greek, and also because it was quite long and exceeded the limitations of a scroll.

And I have to beg forgiveness again, because the first two chapters of First Samuel should have been covered in the middle of the Book of Judges, but I failed to do that. After all, Samuel was one of the judges, even though the events in his life were so expanded he was worthy of his own book.

Chapter 1 is another chapter that shows the love for God, the faith in God, vows to God that were kept, and even more miracles. We also see what wickedness, or separating ourselves from God can lead to. Today, we would call it Karma, but in this case, I think it is justice for acting like, forgive the French, a butt.

Hannah is yet another barren woman who is able to conceive after being blessed by God. Now I’m confident that throughout history, many infertile women, or women believed to be infertile, have been blessed by God and despite medical diagnosis, have become pregnant. But in this case, Hannah was chosen by God, just like Sarah, and Rebekah, and Rachel, and Samson’s mother. All of those women bore men that were Willed by God to become great and perform a service to God. Hannah is no different.

Hannah’s husband had two wives, and the other wife had already bore him two sons. Because he loved Hannah more and had more empathy for her, when it came time for the annual worship and sacrificial ceremonies, Hannah’s husband gave her a double blessing, which made his other wife very jealous and envious. Scripture says she “provoked” Hannah, so I can assume that meant she teased and taunts Hannah about being barren. But those wicked ways of the other wife were paid back, because after God opened Hannah’s womb, He blessed her with multiple children, more children it seems than the other wife.

It all began at the annual trip to worship and sacrifice. Hannah was so sad and despairing that she couldn’t bear children, that she even refused to eat, and went outside to pray to God for a son. Eli, a priest during those times, saw Hannah and approached her thinking she was a drunkard. But when she told him why her spirits were so low, Eli told her to pray to God, then have faith that He would answer her prayers. Scripture says that the sadness left her, and that she returned to the festivities and ate joyously.

Think of the comfort Eli gave her, and think about the faith she had that God would open her womb. And this was all based on Eli; scripture didn’t record any conversations Hannah had directly with the Lord. But Hannah did make a vow that if she became pregnant, she would dedicate her son to the Lord, to be a Nazarite, like Samson.

Hannah did become pregnant, blessed by our God who is capable of anything. And she named the boy Samson, which means, “God has heard”. And when the boy was weaned, she dedicated him to the Lord as she had promised, delivering him to Eli the priest.

If we have faith in God, God will answer our prayers. If we are faithful to God, He will bless us abundantly. He didn’t gift Hannah with one child, then allowed her to become barren again, Hannah kept her vow to God and he opened her womb many times afterward. And scripture doesn’t say, but I’m guessing Hannah’s fertility put the other wife in her place as she’s not mentioned again.

And today, if there is a couple who are unable to have children based on the diagnosis of infertility, these couples should take heed to the stories of Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Samson’s unnamed mother, and Hannah, and realize that having faith in God, being faithful to God, and keeping vows made to God, you will be capable of anything.