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“She prayed for a long time before Adonai; and as she did so, ‘Eli was watching her mouth.  Hannah was speaking in her heart — her lips moved, but her voice could not be heard — so ‘Eli thought she was drunk.”-1 Samuel 1:12-13 Gotta question for you? When was the last time you prayed? […]

“Eli said to her, ‘How long are you going to stay drunk? Stop drinking your wine!’  But Hannah answered, ‘No, my lord, I am a very unhappy woman. I have not drunk either wine or other strong liquor; rather, I’ve been pouring out my soul before Adonai.’”-1 Samuel 1:14-15 When Eli saw Hannah pouring her […]

“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.”-1 Samuel 1:9 Following on the heels of yesterday’s post, we’re in the process of trying to understand word HEKAL which normally means “temple”… However, this is […]

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 […]