a sucking lamb Which might not be less than seven days old, according to Leviticus 22:17.

for a burnt offering wholly unto the Lord The whole animal was burnt upon the altar to denote the entire consecration to Jehovah of those who were pleading for deliverance.

and the Lord heard him Better, answered him. Cp. Psalms 99:6, and note on 1 Samuel 7:5.

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