1 Samuel 1:27 — Community Reflections

1 SAMUEL 1:27 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition which I asked of him:”

For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition which I asked of him—*she'elti* (I asked) echoes the etymology of Samuel's name; the vow and its fulfillment are now complete. Hannah's prayer is answered; she has kept her word.

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Elena PetrovaNote1mo ago

I Prayed for This Child

Hannah's prayer was desperate and specific. She didn't pray vague prayers in the temple. She prayed with tears, with anguish, with her whole body engaged in the asking. And when Samuel is born, she re...