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[Hebrews 11:6]

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WOMEN IN THE BIBLE
IN HER DESPERATION,
HANNAH PRAYS IN FAITH

1st SAMUEL 1

A man whose name was Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.

Because the LORD had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her. This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat.

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"Elkanah and His Two Wives"

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BARENT FABRITIUS
"Elkanah and His Two Wives, Peninnah and Hannah"

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Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. In bitterness of soul Hannah wept much and prayed to the LORD. And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD Almighty, if you will only look upon your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

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REMBRANDT
"Hannah"

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JAN VICTORS
"Anna, Mother of Samuel, Prays in the Temple"

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As she kept on praying to the LORD, Eli the priest observed her. Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.”

She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast.

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JAMES TISSOT
"The High Priest and Hannah"

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JULIUS SCHNORR VON CAROLSFELD
"Hannah's Prayer"

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Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the LORD and then went back to their home at Ramah. Elkanah lay with Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her. So in the course of time Hannah conceived and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I asked the LORD for him.”

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GEORGE GRAHAM
"Elkanah and Hannah Discuss the Weaning of Samuel"

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"Elkanah and Hannah"

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JOSHUA REYNOLDS
"The Infant Samuel"

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After he was weaned, she took the boy with her, young as he was, and brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. They brought the boy to Eli, and she said to him, “As surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD. I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.” And he worshiped the LORD there.

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"Hannah and Samuel in the Temple"

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FRANK W.W. TOPHAM
"Samuel Dedicated by Hannah at the Temple"

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GERBRANDT VAN DEN EECKHOUT
"Infant Samuel Brought by Hannah"

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GERBRAND VAN DEN EECKHOUT
"Hannah Presenting Her Son Samuel to the Priest Eli"

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ROBERT LEINWEBER
"Hannah Taking Samuel to Eli"

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"Hannah Presents Samuel to Eli the Priest"

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"Hannah Giving Her Son Samuel to the Priest"

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Then Hannah prayed and said:

“My heart rejoices in the LORD;
in the LORD my horn is lifted high.
My mouth boasts over my enemies,
for I delight in your deliverance.

“There is no one holy like the LORD;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.

“Do not keep talking so proudly
or let your mouth speak such arrogance,
for the LORD is a God who knows,
and by him deeds are weighed.

“The bows of the warriors are broken,
but those who stumbled are armed with strength.
Those who were full hire themselves out for food,
but those who were hungry hunger no more.
She who was barren has borne seven children,
but she who has had many sons pines away.

“The LORD brings death and makes alive;
he brings down to the grave and raises up.
The LORD sends poverty and wealth;
he humbles and he exalts.
He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.

“For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s;
upon them he has set the world.
He will guard the feet of his saints,
but the wicked will be silenced in darkness.

“It is not by strength that one prevails;
those who oppose the LORD will be shattered.
He will thunder against them from heaven;
the LORD will judge the ends of the earth.

“HE WILL GIVE STRENGTH TO HIS KING
AND EXALT THE HORN OF HIS ANOINTED.”

New International Version ©1984, Abrgd, EMPHASES added
Masthead Painting: “GUEST” by Andrey Mironov

[Hebrews 11:6]

By the way, I only post them as “anonymous” if I’ve struck out on attributing them.

[InkStone]

Thanks Dan

[Hebrews 11:6]

not very clear who’s the writer

Ultimately, of course, it is God who Authors His Bible.

I am aware of some issues with John MacArthur, but none are serious enough to preclude benefiting from his study Bible. He is flawed, just like everyone else.

[Hebrews 11:6]

We kept our daughters physically, but from their conception we surrendered their lives to Him unreservedly. And it was my very immense privilege to lead both of them to a saving relationship with Him.

[Big Red Badger]

Good Answers Dan -All.
Stay tuned!
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[Maudeen]

After I finish 7 sessions on Prophecy with my Women’s Group, I am going to lead a study on Women of the Bible using much of your wonderful posts.

Also, I liked the Bible verse “Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk”. Definitely a lesson on “assuming”.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Here is the full list of topics, Pat:

EVE, THE FIRST WOMAN
SARAH AND HAGAR, ABRAHAM'S FIRST WIVES
SEDUCTRESSES — LOT'S DAUGHTERS and POTIPHAR'S WIFE
REBEKAH, WIFE TO ISAAC AND MOTHER OF TWINS: Esau and Jacob
CO-CONSPIRATORS — TWO MIDWIVES, MOSES' MOTHER AND SISTER, and PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER
RAHAB, Redeemed Prostitute and Jesus' Ancestor
MIGHTY WARRIORS: DEBORAH and JAEL
MRS. MANOAH — Samson’s Mother, a Woman with Deep Faith
SAMSON CHOOSES POORLY — Delilah Betrays Him for Money
NAOMI and RUTH, King David's Great-Grandmother
IN HER DESPERATION, HANNAH PRAYS IN FAITH
KING DAVID'S PROMINENT WIVES — MICHAL, ABIGAIL, BATHSHEBA
THE TWO TAMARS — Judah’s Conqueror, Amnon’s Victim
TWO PROSTITUTES, THEIR BABIES, and WISE KING SOLOMON
SOLOMON'S ROYAL AND ADMIRING VISITOR, THE QUEEN OF SHEBA
FOOLISH SOLOMON’S 700 WIVES CORRUPT HIM
TWO NASTY QUEENS — JEZEBEL and ATHALIAH
QUEEN ESTHER THE HEROINE, Who Risked Death to Save the Jews
DEFIANT, REBELLIOUS WOMEN — Mrs. Lot, Mrs. Job, Rachel, Queen Vashti, Sapphira
SUPPORTIVE WIVES — Mrs. Noah, Rachel and Leah, Zipporah, Wives for the Benjamites
SUPPORTIVE MOTHERS — Bathsheba, Prophet's Widow, Shunammite, Mrs. Zebedee
MARY THE YOUNG NAZARENE — Learning of the Savior’s Birth
MARY THE YOUNG NAZARENE — Journeying to the Savior’s Birth
MARY THE YOUNG NAZARENE — Aftermath of the Savior’s Birth
WOMEN WITH FAITH FOR SALVATION AND EVANGELIZING — The Woman at the Well, Lydia
WOMEN WITH FAITH FOR HEALING — The Syro-Phoenician, The Chronic Bleeder, The 18-Year Cripple
TWO WOMEN ANOINTING JESUS
WIDOWS SERVING GOD — Feeding, Giving, Persisting, Prophesying
GRIEVING WOMEN — Tabitha’s Friends, Widow of Nain, Mary & Martha, Magdalene, Mary
MARY and MARTHA — Lazarus' Sisters Who Loved Jesus
AN ADULTEROUS WOMAN WHOM JESUS RESCUED--TEMPORARILY
WOMEN USED BY SATAN — The Witch of Endor, Herodias & Salome
WOMEN WHO ADVANCE THE GOSPEL — By Prophesying, By Giving, By Working
SYMBOLIC WOMEN — Gomer, Wise and Foolish Virgins, Woman as the Church, Woman on the Beast

Haven't finished the last two yet.

[Maudeen]

Oh, WOW! Thanks!

[SisterK]

then you are the best parents
to dedicate your children to the Lord from the moment of conception

[Hebrews 11:6]

They are His. We’re the caretakers He has assigned.