Eli’s Wicked Sons 12 Eli’s sons were scoundrels; they had no regard for the LORD. … 17 This sin of the young men was very great in the LORD’s sight, for they were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt. 22 Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing … 23 So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours. 24 No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the LORD’s…
Day: August 9, 2016
A Word or Two from the Word - 1 Samuel 1:10-19
10 In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly. 11 And she made a vow, saying, “LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.” 12 As she kept on praying to the LORD, Eli observed her mouth. 13 Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not…
A Word or Two from the Word - 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Part 2
1 Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my hornfn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance. 2 “There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. 3 “Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed. 4 “The bows of the warriors are broken,…
A Word or Two from the Word - 1 Samuel 2:1-10
Hannah’s Prayer 1 Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my hornfn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance. 2 “There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. 3 “Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed. 4 “The bows of the warriors…