“The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.”
The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble gird on strength—the reversal of fortune is the theological center of Hannah's song. The strong are brought low; the weak are lifted up. This anticipates the Magnificat and echoes the covenant reversals in Deuteronomy.
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