“Stop your proud boasting! Don’t let arrogance come from your mouth! For Adonai is a God of knowledge, and he appraises actions.“ -1 Samuel 2:3 Let’s examine the latter half of verse 3 today. The Complete Jewish Bible says the Lord “appraises actions”. I don’t like that translation. Let’s see what the good ‘ole King […]

“Stop your proud boasting! Don’t let arrogance come from your mouth! For Adonai is a God of knowledge, and he appraises actions.” -1 Samuel 2:3 In verse 3 Hannah speaks to KOL YISRAEL or the whole community of Israel. She tells them how they should behave before a Holy God to whom nothing can be […]

““My heart exults in Adonai! My dignity has been restored by Adonai! I can gloat over my enemies, because of my joy at your saving me. No one is as holy as Adonai, because there is none to compare with you, no rock like our God.” -1 Samuel 2:1-2 In the last few words of […]

Following on the heels of yesterday’s post, let’s talk a little bit more about the Scriptural concept of just who is your enemy. In a nutshell, an enemy is anyone who would seek to do you harm. In the ancient Middle East one’s enemies were often neighboring tribes who warred against each other to achieve […]

“Then Hannah prayed; she said: ‘My heart exults in Adonai! My dignity has been restored by Adonai! I can gloat over my enemies, because of my joy at your saving me.” -1 Samuel 2:1 In her prayer to God Hannah boasts how she can now “gloat over my enemies” because God has rescued her. This […]