In week two of our four-week series, we will be reading the Book of 1 Samuel and the life of Hannah. We hope you’re enjoying this series and seeing how God has helped so many have a breakthrough!
Teaching Points
The Tears of Hannah
Tears of Injustice
Tears of Insecurity
Tears of being Misunderstood
What can we learn from Hannah’s tears?
Hannah's tears motivated her to seek God.
Hannah's tears strengthened her resilience
Hannah gave her tears to God and God gave Hannah a son!
Scripture
1 Samuel 1:2 NLT
2 Elkanah had two wives, Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah did not.
1 Samuel 1:6 NLT
6 So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the Lord had kept her from having children.
1 Samuel 1:7 NLT
7 Year after year it was the same—Peninnah would taunt Hannah as they went to the Tabernacle. Each time, Hannah would be reduced to tears and would not even eat.
2 Corinthians 10:4 NIV
“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.”
1 Samuel 1: 8 NLT
8 “Why are you crying, Hannah?” Elkanah would ask. “Why aren’t you eating? Why be downhearted just because you have no children? You have me—isn’t that better than having ten sons?”
1 Samuel 1:9-11 NLT
9 Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up and went to pray. Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entrance of the Tabernacle. 10 Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the Lord. 11 And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut.”
1 Samuel 1:12-16
12 As she was praying to the Lord, Eli watched her. 13 Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been drinking. 14 “Must you come here drunk?” he demanded. “Throw away your wine!”
15 “Oh no, sir!” she replied. “I haven’t been drinking wine or anything stronger. But I am very discouraged, and I was pouring out my heart to the Lord.
1 Samuel 1:17-18 NLT
17 “In that case,” Eli said, “go in peace! May the God of Israel grant the request you have asked of him.” 18 “Oh, thank you, sir!” she exclaimed. Then she went back and began to eat again, and she was no longer sad.
1 Samuel 1: 19 MSG
19 Up before dawn, they worshiped God and returned home to Ramah. Elkanah slept with Hannah his wife, and God began making the necessary arrangements in response to what she had asked.
1 Samuel 1:20 NLT
20 and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, “I asked the Lord for him.”
1 Samuel 2:1- MSG
Hannah prayed: I’m bursting with God-news! I’m walking on air. I’m laughing at my rivals. I’m dancing my salvation.
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