“No one is as holy as Adonai, because there is none to compare with you, no rock like our God.” -1 Samuel 2:2 There’s something I’ve mentioned before but it bears repeating… Pretty much every time we come across the word Adonai in our Bibles… Or any of the other substitutionary titles such as HaShem, […]

“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 Let’s examine the first line of Hannah’s prayer for a second. She says “My heart exults in the Lord”. In Hebrew, […]

There’s something really important point about Hannah’s Prayer I need to make clear before we dive into our text study. Her prayer, while speaking about her own experience, also applies to Israel as a nation and a chosen people. In other words, non-believers need not apply. The principles of Scripture are NOT for the unbelieving […]

“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 Have you ever felt down in the dumps because of your situation in life? Maybe you experienced the terror of social ostracism that Hannah did because […]

Now that we’re in the books of Samuel, the timing is perfect to address another FALSE teaching often taught in Christian seminaries. It’s called Dispensationalism. Ever heard of that word? It’s one of those gentile theologies that arose during the so-called European Enlightenment. In a Christian seminary, it’s usually taught in a “Systematic Theology” class. […]