Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
1 Samuel 2:10
He shall give strength ... - This is a most remarkable passage, containing a clear and distinct prophecy of the Kingdom and glory of the Christ of God. (Compare Luke 1:69).
He shall give strength ... - This is a most remarkable passage, containing a clear and distinct prophecy of the Kingdom and glory of the Christ of God. (Compare Luke 1:69).
Verse 1 Samuel 2:10. _THE ADVERSARIES OF THE LORD SHALL BE BROKEN_] Those who _contend with him_, מריביו meribaiu, by sinning against his laws, opposing the progress of his word, or persecuting his pe...
2. HANNAH'S PROPHETIC SONG CHAPTER 2:1 - 10 _ 1. The praise of Jehovah-God (1 Samuel 2:1)_ 2. Jehovah's power and grace in deliverance (1 Samuel 2:4) 3. The prophetic outlook (1 Samuel 2:9) Hannah...
SONG OF HANNAH. This poem is quite unsuited to Hannah's circumstances; its theology is too advanced for primitive times (1 Samuel 2:2; 1 Samuel 2:6; 1 Samuel 2:8), and the reference to the king ...
OUT OF HEAVEN. See 1 Samuel 7:10. HIS KING. First occurrence. Compare Psalms 2:6. HIS ANOINTED. His Messiah. The first occurrence as used of Christ. So Septuagint and Vulgate. ANOINTED. Septuagint...
1 Samuel 2:1-11. The Song of Hannah Hannah's song is a true prophecy. She is inspired "to discern in her own individual experience the universal laws of the divine economy, and to recognise its signi...
_The adversaries of the_Lord] Render, JEHOVAH, THEY THAT STRIVE WITH HIM SHALL BE BROKEN TO PIECES: AGAINST THEM IN HEAVEN LET HIM (or, HE SHALL) THUNDER: JEHOVAH SHALL JUDGE THE ENDS OF THE EAR...
DISCOURSE: 282 HANNAH’S SONG OF THANKSGIVING 1 Samuel 2:1. And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; becaus...
AND HE SHALL GIVE STRENGTH UNTO HIS KING— By _king_ and _anointed_ in this place, say some, is meant _David,_ of whom Hannah prophesies; though it seems most probable that the reference is to the Mess...
_Hannah's Song of Solomon 2:1-11_ And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies: because I rejoice in thy sal...
_THE ADVERSARIES OF THE LORD SHALL BE BROKEN TO PIECES; OUT OF HEAVEN SHALL HE THUNDER UPON THEM: THE LORD SHALL JUDGE THE ENDS OF THE EARTH; AND HE SHALL GIVE STRENGTH UNTO HIS KING, AND EXALT THE HO...
HANNAH'S SONG OF THANKSGIVING. THE SIN OF ELI'S SONS 1-10. The Song of Hannah. This beautiful poem has been well called the 'Magnificat of the Old Testament.' The song of the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:46)...
HIS ANOINTED] a common name for the Jewish king....
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 2 HANNAH’S PRAYER V1 Hannah prayed and said, ‘I am very happy when I think about the *Lord....
HIS KING... OF HIS ANOINTED. — A Lapide, quoted by Wordsworth, wrote here, “_haec omnia spectant ad Christum,”_ “all these things have regard to Christ.” Jewish expositors, too, have generally interpr...
יְהוָ֞ה יֵחַ֣תּוּ _מְרִיבָ֗יו_† _עָלָיו֙_† בַּ † שָּׁמַ֣יִם...
CHAPTER III. _ HANNAH'S SONG OF THANKSGIVING._ 1 Samuel 2:1. THE emotion that filled Hannah's breast after she had granted Samuel to the Lord, and left him settled at Shiloh, was one of triumphant j...
THE GOD OF THE LOWLY 1 Samuel 2:1 Hannah's song was to inspire David, the Virgin-Mother, and countless others to sing hymns of praise. So the song of a bird will set the whole woodland ringing with t...
We have the record of the song of triumph sung by Hannah, in which she set forth the might and justice of Jehovah. Thus, in the dark and troublous times, Jehovah is seen acting toward deliverance, by...
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his (h) king, and exalt the...
Him. Septuagint, "The Lord will render his adversary weak. The holy Lord. Let not the prudent boast of his prudence," &c. (Haydock; which seems to be added from Jeremias ix. 23., Calmet) "The Lord has...
(9) He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. (10) The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven sha...
The first Book of Samuel (or of Kings as with some) brings before us that great change for which the Book of Ruth was a preparation, and in order to which the Spirit of God closed it with the generati...
In the beautiful song of 1 Samuel 2 Hannah recognises this great principle of sovereign grace, and of the power of God; that He brings down the proud and those who trust in the flesh, and exalts the w...
THE ADVERSARIES OF THE LORD SHALL BE BROKEN TO PIECES,.... Or Jehovah, Father, Son, and Spirit, "shall break in pieces those that contend with him"; with the Lord, or with his people, or with Samuel p...
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the hor...
_The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces_ Here we have an instance of pious affections rising up, through the influence of the Holy Spirit, to the height of prophecy. Here Hannah begins...
1 Hannahs song in thankefulnesse. 12 The sinne of Elies sonnes. 18 Samuels ministerie. 20 By Elies blessing, Hannah is more fruitfull. 22 Eli reprooueth his sonnes. 28 A prophecie against Elies h...
Hannah's Song of Thankfulness...
The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces for Jehovah will destroy and annihilate those who lift up their voices to challenge Him; OUT OF HEAVEN SHALL HE THUNDER UPON THEM, as a warning of...
The rejoicing prayer of Hannah is now uttered AFTER she has given up her child. The prayer of Mary, the mother of the Lord Jesus, reminds us of this one, though hers was spoken before he child was bor...
1-10 Hannah's heart rejoiced, not in Samuel, but in the Lord. She looks beyond the gift, and praises the Giver. She rejoiced in the salvation of the Lord, and in expectation of His coming, who is the...
THE ADVERSARIES OF THE LORD; and of his people; especially the Philistines, who at this time were the chief oppressors of Israel. SHALL BE BROKEN TO PIECES these and the following words are prophetica...
1 Samuel 2:10 adversaries H7378 (H8688) LORD H3068 pieces H2865 (H8735) heaven H8064 thunder H7481 (H8686) LORD...
SHE GLORIES IN THE POWER OF YHWH AND IN HIS COMING KING (1 SAMUEL 2:9). 1 Samuel 2:9 “He will keep the feet of his chosen ones, But the wicked will be put to silence in darkness, For by strength...
THE RISE OF SAMUEL AND THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF ELI (1 SAMUEL 2:12 TO 1 SAMUEL 3:1). In this section we now have a description of the careful build up of Samuel's ministry and of his own spiritual gro...
THE PRAYER-PROPHECY OF HANNAH (1 SAMUEL 2:1). This prayer-prophecy should be seen as continuing the thought of 1 Samuel 1. It does, however, summarise the message of the whole book, leading up to the...
ANOINTED A prophecy of Christ as King. Compare (Psalms 2:1)....
1 SAMUEL 1-4 _(with Judges 21:16)_ I. With all his virtues and natural advantages Eli had one great fault. He was a good man of the easy type; the kind of man who makes an admirable servant, who does...
CONTENTS: Hannah's prophetic prayer. Evil sons of Eli. Samuel in the tabernacle. The warning to Eli. CHARACTERS: God, Hannah, Eli, Samuel, Hophni, Phinehas, Elkanah, a prophet. CONCLUSION: Nothing i...
1 Samuel 2:1. _Hannah said, my heart rejoiceth._ This song is much admired: the lines form a constellation of appropriate beauties. The composition is perfect in its kind. The phrases are short, and t...
_And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the Lord._ HANNAH’S SONG Modern criticism has decided, to its own satisfaction, that the noble hymn here attributed to Hannah, cannot possibly have...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 2:1 Hannah’s song is very similar to the prayer of Mary in Luke 1:46. There are also many similarities to psalms and other passages of the OT—especially Psalm 113—as the nume...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 2:10 THE LORD WILL JUDGE. See Psalms 96:10. The ends of
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 2:1. “AND HANNAH PRAYED.” “Hymns are wont to be comprehended under the name of prayers” (Psalms 71:20). “It was the most ancient way of preserving the memory of...
EXPOSITION HANNAH'S SONG OF PRAISE (1 Samuel 2:1). 1 SAMUEL 2:1 AND HANNAH PRAYED AND SAID. Like the Magnificat, Hannah's hymn of thanksgiving begins with the temporal mercies accorded to hers
This book presents the history, the personal history of Samuel who was the last of the Judges. It ushers in the beginning of the period of the kings in the children of Israel, or among the children of...
1 Samuel 12:13; 1 Samuel 12:18; 1 Samuel 12:3; 1 Samuel 15:28;...
FAITH AS EXEMPLIFIED IN HANNAH 1 Samuel 2:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are two prayers which fell from the lips of Hannah. The first is described in chapter 1, of I Samuel. It was a prayer full of we...
Exalt — Increase, or advance the strength. Of his anointed — Of his king. This may respect Christ, the singular anointed one of God, and the special king of his people. In this sense also, the Lord sh...