Weekly Guide：2022-2023 Week 54

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January 15, 2023

Week 54 Day 5: Prayer of Hannah ⇧ ⇩

How did Hannah find peace from her prayer?

Hannah was provoked and irritated by her husband’s other wife, Peninnah, due to her infertility. Peninnah would provoke Hannah even more each year during the family’s annual sacrifice in Shiloh.
Hannah prayed in front of the Lord, for a son to give to the Lord.
Eli the priest told Hannah to go in peace and her face was no longer downcast. Through her prayer, the Lord remembered Hannah and gave her a son named Samuel. When he had weaned, Hannah brought Samuel to Eli to dedicate him to the Lord as she had promised in her prayer. Hannah gave thanks and praised the Lord.

Walking with God - Hannah was no longer downcast and ate right after she had prayed. What relieved Hannah of the sorrow that got piled up after all those years? Am I being sorrowful? Is it because I never let go of my sorrow even after I have prayed to God? What did Hannah really ask for in her prayer? What does it remind me about my prayer?
Walking with God - What did Hannah do after God had answered her prayer? What did I do after God had answered my prayer? Hannah gave her son away not long after she gave birth to him, but she happily thanked and praised the Lord. What caused her for doing so? What should the focus of my prayer be?

What was it like when Samuel grew up?

Although Eli was a priest, his sons were scoundrels and brought sins into the Israelites. Through the mouth of a man of God, the judgment to Eli’s family was declared.
Samuel ministered before the Lord when he was still a boy. He found favor with the Lord and was chosen to be the new high priest.

Walking with God - What does it mean that Eli honored his two sons more than God? Contrast Eli’s attitude in educating his sons to Hannah’s dedication of Samuel to God. What does it remind me of?
Fidelity - Eli’s two sons were the Lord’s priest, but they did not know the Lord. Samuel, on the other hand, was young and not yet knowing the Lord but served the Lord faithfully, grew in favor of the Lord, and also with man. Compare Eli, his two sons, and Samuel their attitudes in serving the Lord. What can I learn from it?