I SAMUEL CHAPTER ONE

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2) Samuel - comparing faithfulness to Yah.weh

- Hanʹnah gives Samuel to serve in Yah.weh’s house and Yah.weh will give her more children!
-Thus Samuel won’t live long with his own family!
- He goes directly to Yah.weh’s house to serve Yah.weh!
- He is the only one we are told about as a child!
- And that’s a big difference!
- Here we can see the importance to develop a strong relationship to Yah.weh!
- Samuel is the best example of that!
- There is no time to lose!
- But being in Yah.weh’s house wasn’t secure at all!
- Yah.weh had left Israel!
- Eli’s two sons were very bad examples of what not to do!
- Samuel could have followed them!
- But Yah.weh was there to protect and teach and speak to him!
- Thus Samuel’s situation or context was not better!

 

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3) Samuel - comparing faithfulness to Yah.weh

- Now is it different with Samuel!
- Not at all!
- Because the connection is his mother Hannah!
- 1 SAMUEL 1:10
In her bitter distress,
מָ֣רַת (mā·raṯ)
Adjective - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly

Hannah prayed
וַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל (wat·tiṯ·pal·lêl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6419: To judge, to intercede, pray

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

and wept
וּבָכֹ֥ה (ū·ḇā·ḵōh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan

with many tears.
תִבְכֶּֽה׃ (ṯiḇ·keh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan

• Hannah prayed to Yah.weh and wept with many tears!

• 1 SAMUEL 1:11

And she made
וַתִּדֹּ֨ר (wat·tid·dōr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5087: To promise

a vow,
נֶ֜דֶר (ne·ḏer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5088: A promise, a thing promised

pleading,
וַתֹּאמַ֗ר (wat·tō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“O LORD
יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

of Hosts,
צְבָא֜וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

if
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

only
רָאֹ֥ה (rā·’ōh)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7200: To see

You will look
תִרְאֶ֣ה ׀ (ṯir·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

upon the affliction
בָּעֳנִ֣י (bā·‘o·nî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6040: Affliction, poverty

of Your maidservant
אֲמָתֶ֗ךָ (’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave

and remember me,
וּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙ (ū·zə·ḵar·ta·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

forgetting [Your maidservant]
תִשְׁכַּ֣ח (ṯiš·kaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

but giving
וְנָתַתָּ֥ה (wə·nā·ṯat·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

[her]
אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ (’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave

a son,
זֶ֣רַע (ze·ra‘)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

then I will dedicate him
וּנְתַתִּ֤יו (ū·nə·ṯat·tîw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to the LORD
לַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the days
יְמֵ֣י (yə·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of his life,
חַיָּ֔יו (ḥay·yāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

and no
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

razor
וּמוֹרָ֖ה (ū·mō·w·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4177: A razor

shall ever come
יַעֲלֶ֥ה (ya·‘ă·leh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his head.�
רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ (rō·šōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7218: The head

• I will dedicate him to Yah.weh ALL THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE!
• AND NO RAZOR SHALL EVER COME OVER HIS HEAD!
• 1 SAMUEL 1:13

Hannah
וְחַנָּ֗ה (wə·ḥan·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2584: Hannah -- mother of Samuel

was praying
מְדַבֶּ֣רֶת (mə·ḏab·be·reṯ)
Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

in
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

her heart,
לִבָּ֔הּ (lib·bāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

and though
רַ֚ק (raq)
Adverb
Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless

her lips
שְׂפָתֶ֣יהָ (śə·p̄ā·ṯe·hā)
Noun - fdc | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin

were moving,
נָּע֔וֹת (nā·‘ō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 5128: To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter

her voice
וְקוֹלָ֖הּ (wə·qō·w·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

could not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be heard.
יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ (yiš·šā·mê·a‘)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

So Eli
עֵלִ֖י (‘ê·lî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh

thought
וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ (way·yaḥ·šə·ḇe·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2803: To think, account

she was drunk
לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃ (lə·šik·kō·rāh)
Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7910: Intoxicated, as a, state, a habit

• YES, you have well heard!
• Hannah was praying in her heart!
• And Eli thought she was drunk!
• BUT ONCE AGAIN we can say that FAITHFULNESS IS CONNECTED TO MORAL AND SPIRITUAL PURITY!
• HERE ARE HIGH STANDARDS!
• THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WORLD MODERN STANDARDS!
• ON THE CONTRARY, THEY ARE COMPLETELY OPPOSITE!

 

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4) Samuel - comparing faithfulness to Yah.weh

- Samuel is younger than Daniel!
- But like Job and Daniel, he doesn’t need refinement!
- Yah.weh will give him the road map directly!
- And Samuel will always follow it!
- He will know what to do in any situation!
- Every time, it will be as clear as crystal!
- He will be raised in Yah.weh’s house!
- He will be raised among Eli’s sons’ corruption!
- But he will keep being faithful!
- Here we get three incredible examples of faithfulness!
- Why Israel?
- Why Mankind?
- It is much more than just free will!
- It means getting the right road map and sticking to it day and night!
- And staying away from man’s tradition!

 

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5) Samuel - comparing faithfulness to Yah.weh

- First they get their roadmap engraved in their hearts!
- Second, they constantly act to stay on the road!
- Third, they keep away from man’s corruption and spiritual prostitution!
- Fourth, they get a constant connection to Yah.weh!
- Thanks to Hannah, Samuel is sent to Yah.weh’s house!
- There he can get his roadmap engraved in his heart directly from Yah.weh!
- There he learns to keep away from man’s corruption and spiritual prostitution from Yah.weh!
- But it is a personal choice: he could have chosen Eli’s sons’ bad choice!
- There he get a constant connection to Yah.weh!

 

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6) Samuel - comparing faithfulness to Yah.weh

- ISRAEL is CORRUPTION!
- As a consequence, Yah.weh has left ISRAEL!
- Through Hannah, FAITHFULNESS will be reintroduced into ISRAEL!
- Yah.weh will start again from scratch!
- Think about:
- Even Yah.weh’s house is corrupted because of Eli and his two sons!
- And SAMUEL will be FAITHFUL all his life!
- FAITHFULNESS VS CORRUPTION!
- And SAMUEL’s sons will also be corrupted!
- YAH.WEH’s kingdom will put an end to CORRUPTION by cleaning the earth and human society!
- WE CAN IMAGINE THERE WILL BE A LOT TO DO!
- AND WE MUST PREPARE OURSELVES WHEN IT IS STILL TIME!
- NOT WHEN IT IS TOO LATE!

 

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7) Samuel - comparing faithfulness to Yah.weh

- 1 Samuel 2:17

Thus the sin
חַטַּ֧את (ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

of these young men
הַנְּעָרִ֛ים (han·nə·‘ā·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

was
וַתְּהִ֨י (wat·tə·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

severe
גְּדוֹלָ֥ה (gə·ḏō·w·lāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent

in the sight
פְּנֵ֣י (pə·nê)
Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

of the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

they
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים (hā·’ă·nā·šîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 582: Man, mankind

{were treating} the LORD’s
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

offering
מִנְחַ֥ת (min·ḥaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering

with contempt.
נִֽאֲצוּ֙ (ni·’ă·ṣū)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5006: To spurn, treat with contempt

- Israel is corrupt!
- Yah.weh’s temple is corrupt because of Eli and his two sons!
- It can’t be worse!
- And once again, Yah.weh is extremely patient!
- But as usual it will end really badly!
- And Samuel is raised in such a mess!
- In fact, it is a mess everywhere in Israel!
- As usual!
- And Yah.weh is completely away!
- And Samuel is but a child!
- But Yah.weh cares for him!

 

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8) Samuel - comparing faithfulness to Yah.weh

- 1 Samuel 2:26

And the boy
וְהַנַּ֣עַר (wə·han·na·‘ar)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

Samuel
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל (šə·mū·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel

continued to grow
הֹלֵ֥ךְ (hō·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

in stature
וְגָדֵ֖ל (wə·ḡā·ḏêl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 1432: Becoming great, growing up

and in favor
וָט֑וֹב (wā·ṭō·wḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

and with
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

men.
אֲנָשִֽׁים׃ (’ă·nā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

- Thus Samuel is behaving properly in front of Yah.weh but also in front of men!
- Yah.weh is looking for a change!
- Thus Job, Daniel and Samuel are three similar examples of faithful servants of Yah.weh among corruption!
- And they keep faithful whatever happens!
- So it doesn’t matter if corruption is everywhere!
- Yah.weh always expects his faithful servants to get away from corruption!
- Thus they show us the way!
- And they will always show us the way if we read and study their books again and again!

 

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9) Samuel - comparing faithfulness to Yah.weh

1 Samuel 2:30

Therefore,
לָכֵ֗ן (lā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

the LORD,
יְהוָה֮ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

declares:
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

‘I did indeed
אָמ֣וֹר (’ā·mō·wr)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 559: To utter, say

say
אָמַ֔רְתִּי (’ā·mar·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

that your house
בֵּֽיתְךָ֙ (bê·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

and the house
וּבֵ֣ית (ū·ḇêṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of your father
אָבִ֔יךָ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1: Father

would walk
יִתְהַלְּכ֥וּ (yiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

before Me
לְפָנַ֖י (lə·p̄ā·nay)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6440: The face

forever.
עוֹלָ֑ם (‘ō·w·lām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

But now
וְעַתָּ֤ה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

declares:
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5002: An oracle

Far be it
חָלִ֣ילָה (ḥā·lî·lāh)
Interjection | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2486: For, a profaned thing, far be it!

from Me!
לִּ֔י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I will honor
מְכַבְּדַ֥י (mə·ḵab·bə·ḏay)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome

those who honor Me,
אֲכַבֵּ֖ד (’ă·ḵab·bêḏ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome

but those who despise Me
וּבֹזַ֥י (ū·ḇō·zay)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 959: To disesteem

will be disdained.
יֵקָֽלּוּ׃ (yê·qāl·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling

- Quite simple!
- Yah.weh will honor those who honor him and despise those who despise him!
- Here we get a definition of faithfulness!
- And Job, Daniel and Samuel always keep faithful to Yah.weh!
- It is as clear as crystal for them!
- What about you?
- There won’t be any exception!