Hannah Woman of Grace

Day 1

How is Your Home Life?

1 Samuel 1:1–5 “There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the Lord. On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.”

Vs 1-2. Married to Elkanah

Ephraimite—> a Levite

I A priest

Still offered sacrifices

2 wives- not the best situation

II Hannah

i good husband- loved her

a. a priest

b. well off

c. no kids

III Peninnah

married

kids

1 Samuel 1:3–5 “Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the Lord. On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters. But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb.”

IV. Elkanah did the right things.

i. Yearly offered sacrifices at Shilo. Probably 15 miles of travel

ii cost something to go

iii tithe- sacrifice. Shared also with family. A celebration Deuteronomy 14:22–23 ““You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year. And before the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose, to make his name dwell there, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always.” ““You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year. And before the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose, to make his name dwell there, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always.

a celebration

shared with Peninnah and children

shared with Hannah- a double portion. Loved her in spite of no kids.

V. IS THERE SOMETHING THE LORD HAS CLOSED IN YOUR LIFE?

1 Samuel 1:5–6 “But to Hannah he gave a double portion, because he loved her, though the Lord had closed her womb. And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.”

Vs 5-6 unfair, unjust, not what you expected?

VI. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN 2ND BEST?

1 Samuel 1:6 “And her rival used to provoke her grievously to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.”

Peninnah- Not loved like Hannah.

1. Even though had children

2. Response- Jealousy resulted in actions to bring Hannah to the point of tears and loss of appetite

Day 2

HOW LONG DO YOU WAIT TO CRY/BEG THE LORD TO HEAR YOU?