WELCOME TO THE MESSIANIC REVOLUTION

So we’re told that after the festival meal, the emotionally and spiritually broken Hannah walked over to the entrance of the Tabernacle and knelt down to pour out her heart and soul to the Lord. The Hebrew phrase describing  exactly where Hannah knelt contains a word I think you’re familiar with. It is MEZUZAH HEKAL. […]

In order to really understand Hannah’s pain and depression in not being able to conceive a child, we’ve really gotta dive deep into the ancient Middle Eastern religious thoughts on the matter. The first thing you should know is that the importance of fertility was not just restricted to the Hebrew culture. Even the heathens […]

Hannah strikes a bargain with the Lord. She promises if she gives birth to a son, she will “give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.” Now it should be pretty clear this is a Nazarite vow… However, a Nazarite vow […]

“So Hannah got up after they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh. ‘Eli the cohen was sitting on his seat by the doorpost of the temple of Adonai. In deep depression she prayed to Adonai and cried.  Then she took a vow; she said, ‘Adonai-Tzva’ot, if you will notice how humiliated your servant is, […]

“Her rival taunted her and made her feel bad, because Adonai had kept her from having children.  He did the same every year; and each time she went up to the house of Adonai, she taunted her so much that she would cry and not eat.”-1 Samuel 1:6-7 Whenever bad things happen in your life, […]