Jul 30

  • jadegiles
    jadegiles added a text contribution Retaliation to Rivals
    S - “There was once a man who lived in Ramathaim. His name was Elkanah. He had two wives. The first was Hannah; the second was Peninnah. Peninnah had children; Hannah did not. When Elkanah sacrificed,... Read more »

May 27

Jun 22

  • charlescameron
    charlescameron added a text contribution 1 Samuel 1:1-7:17
    1:1-28 Hannah ‘wept’. Hannah ‘was no longer sad’(7,18). What made the difference? No child had been born. She had not even conceived. These things did not happen until later (21). Why was there such a... Read more »

May 14

Aug 7

  • mhcc
    mhcc added a text contribution Matthew Henry: 1 Samuel 1:1-8
    1-8 Elkanah kept up his attendance at God's altar, notwithstanding the unhappy differences in his family. If the devotions of a family prevail not to put an end to its divisions, yet let not the divis... Read more »
  • scofield
    scofield added a text contribution Scofield: 1 Samuel 1:3
    Lord of hosts Jehovah (Lord) of Hosts, Heb. Jehovah Sabaoth. For the distinctive meanings of Jehovah, (See Scofield "Genesis 2:4") . Sabaoth means simply host or hosts, but with especial reference to... Read more »