DAVID - Wk 1 - 1 Samuel 1

1 Samuel 1

Samuel Is Born to Hannah and Elkanah

Then Eli answered, “Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to him.” 1 Samuel 1:17 (ESV)

NAZARITE One who is separated from others and consecrated to God. The vow of a Nazarite involved these three things, (1) abstinence from wine and strong drink, (2) refraining from cutting the hair off the head during the whole period of the continuance of the vow, and (3) the avoidance of contact with the dead. (Numbers 6:2-21)

Study
1. How would you describe Elkanah? Was he a Godly man?

2. Hannah turns to God in desperation. What does her prayer reveal about her (1:10-11)? Was she trying to bargain with God


3. Why did Eli think Hannah was drunk? (Samuel 1:12-14, 1 Samuel 1:9)

Application

1. What practical steps can we take to encourage our families or household to serve God in this day and age?

2. When do you find it convenient to pray silently and when do you find it convenient to pray loudly?

3. Hannah gave her child to the Lord. This must have been a very difficult thing. How can we commit our children to the Lord? How can we give back to God the things he has blessed us with?