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Hannah's Prayer

The great significance of her contribution to the bible should be recognised by all theology teachers and any who communicate the bible to others.

-Hannah coined the term "anointed" in her prayer.
-She's the opening figure of the books of Samuel that contain the central thought of fulfilling God's plan thru human co-operation.
-In those books 1&2 Samuel we can see how we can and should enjoy Christ as our portion.
-That being right with God is a condition of that relationship.
-It also shows the negative side of non co-operation with God in the history outlined in the lives of Eli and Saul.
-In giving Hannah a son to fulfill her desire of her heart she exemplified what praying in accordance to the will of Gods was about. God was also fulfilling His desire to replace the Aaronic priesthood with a Nazarite priesthood.

God's name is called on in prayer. The Judaists prayed directly as you can see from Hannah's prayer for example or from Mary's direct prayer in the New Testament.

When you look at Hannah's prayer it was to Him who was majestic and almost beyond reach.
That same prayer was echoed somewhat in Jesus' mother's prayer.
Almost disbelief that the Great I Am would condescend to speak to so small a creature.
But the Lord brought forth His will thru both of them.

Now Jesus is the mediator, thru the Holy Spirit, to the Great Unknown.
He's there and knowable....now we can go boldly. He is the I Am.

It's the knowing that brings us to Him. Not the accent or pronouncment you use to say His name.
Knowing who He is Christian's have further understanding so a clearer path home to our mother the New Jerusalem.

I've so much to say about Hannah that she deserves a thread of her own. It was thru her that God gained an example of Numbers 6:2 that was carried out thru Samuel.
John the Baptist gave up his Levitical priesthood's standing in the community to become a Nazarite forerunner to Christ.
 

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John the Baptist gave up his Levitical priesthood's standing in the community
??? Where does it say that?

Following his father's position in the line of Abijah, he would have had priest duty only 2 weeks per year.
 
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??? Where does it say that?

Following his father's position in the line of Abijah, he would have had priest duty only 2 weeks per year.
Luke 1:11-15, Judges 13:2-5

Going into the wilderness was giving up community standing. There's nothing saying he went back for two weeks duty.
 
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Going into the wilderness was giving up community standing. There's nothing saying he went back for two weeks duty.
That is pure speculation. There is also nothing to say that he did NOT come back to serve.

For him to go out and not come back to serve his post would have been a severe sin for him. As a Priest it was his God given duty to serve in the temple. He HAD to do it.

Would God have entrusted a man who was in open rebellion to that level of ministry?
 
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That is pure speculation. For him to go out and not come back to serve his post would have been a severe sin for him. As a Priest it was his God given duty to serve in the temple. He HAD to do it.
When the preceeding example was to end the Levitical priesthood? Why would you think it was God-given? What was God-given in this example is the Nazarite vow.
 
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When the preceeding example was to end the Levitical priesthood?
The priesthood had not ended yet. Our Lord was just beginning his ministry so it was in force for at least another 3 years.
Why would you think it was God-given?
Have you read Leviticus? God gave the ministries of the tabernacle/temple to Aaron and his sons after him. Forever.
 
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The priesthood had not ended yet. Our Lord was just beginning his ministry so it was in force for at least another 3 years.

Have you read Leviticus? God gave the ministries of the tabernacle/temple to Aaron and his sons after him. Forever.
The example of Samuel (which is what this thread is about) as a Nazarite from a tribe other than Levi, replaced Eli (who was a Levi)who was told his household was rejected.
1 Samuel 2:27-36
 
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Just to be clear .. The thread is based on both books of Samuel because of the effects of her prayer in co-operation with God.

Hannah’s Prayer
1 Samuel 2:1-10

Then Hannah prayed and said:

“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
in the Lord my horn[a] is lifted high.
My mouth boasts over my enemies,
for I delight in your deliverance.
2 “There is no one holy like the Lord;
there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.
3 “Do not keep talking so proudly
or let your mouth speak such arrogance,
for the Lord is a God who knows,
and by him deeds are weighed.
4 “The bows of the warriors are broken,
but those who stumbled are armed with strength.
5 Those who were full hire themselves out for food,
but those who were hungry are hungry no more.
She who was barren has borne seven children,
but she who has had many sons pines away.
6 “The Lord brings death and makes alive;
he brings down to the grave and raises up.
7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;
he humbles and he exalts.
8 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.
“For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them he has set the world.
9 He will guard the feet of his faithful servants,
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.
“It is not by strength that one prevails;
10 those who oppose the Lord will be broken.
The Most High will thunder from heaven;
the Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
“He will give strength to his king
and exalt the horn of his anointed.”
 
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The example of Samuel (which is what this thread is about) as a Nazarite from a tribe other than Levi,
Really? On what do you base that assumption?
 
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Really? On what do you base that assumption?
Sorry I should have said not of the Aaronic priesthood.
The genealogy list in 1 Chronicles shows that Samuel was a Kohathite Levite, though not of the family of Aaron. It's inferred by some that Eli adopted him, placing Samuel in the family of Aaron so that he could become a priest. That's speculation too.
 
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The fact is that Samuel was placed as a Nazarite and that when the people rejected him they rejected God. Hence new era..
After the kingship that David could not build a temple it was given to "beloved" to build, David's son.
 
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The genealogy list in 1 Chronicles shows that Samuel was a Kohathite Levite, though not of the family of Aaron.
Correct. Had he not been a Levite he could not have served in the temple. And if Eli had adopted him, his mother Hannah would not have been allowed to come and see him as the text said she did.
 
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Because of Hannah's vow.
1 Samuel 1:9-11
OK. Good.

I find no mention of Sam and grapes or wine or any such thing so it would seem so. He is in the very thin ranks of lifetime Nazirites, the others being Samson and John the Baptist. Both of those men had the vow proclaimed by an angel before birth. Not so with Samuel.

What do you know about the Nazirite vow and why is it important?
 
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OK. Good.

I find no mention of Sam and grapes or wine or any such thing so it would seem so. He is in the very thin ranks of lifetime Nazirites.

What do you know about the Nazirite vow and why is it important?
Read the above post.
 
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Correct. Had he not been a Levite he could not have served in the temple. And if Eli had adopted him, his mother Hannah would not have been allowed to come and see him as the text said she did.
Hannah brought him a coat once a year but I imagine that she visited more in his adulthood.
 
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It was in her setting herself apart thru God's own means that God was able to accomplish a work.
Hannah's prayer expressed her understanding of scripture and the power she placed on God bringing about answered prayer. In giving Hannah a son to fulfill the desire of her heart she exemplified what praying in accordance to the will of God is about.
Numbers 6:2
The Nazarite Vow
Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite, to separate themselves unto the LORD:​

She vowed to give the son of her desire to God for work in His temple and in doing so God's desire was fulfilled to produce a leadership that came from a consecration to Himself.
1 Samuel 3:20
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.​

Her fulfilling of the vow was an accomplished thing in her mind and she immediately gave to God the offering of thanks for His fulfillment of His vow to her in answering prayer.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary.

Nazarite (Hebrew form Nazirite ),
the name of such Israelites as took on them the vow prescribed in Numbers 6:2-21.

The word denotes generally one who is separated from others and consecrated to God. Although there is no mention of any Nazarite before Samson, yet it is evident that they existed before the time of Moses.

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.

When the period of the continuance of the vow came to an end, the Nazarite had to present himself at the door of the sanctuary with
(1.) a he lamb of the first year for a burnt-offering,
(2.) a ewe lamb of the first year for a sin-offering, and
(3.) a ram for a peace-offering.

After these sacrifices were offered by the priest, the Nazarite cut off his hair at the door and threw it into the fire under the peace-offering.

For some reason, probably in the midst of his work at Corinth, Paul took on himself the Nazarite vow. This could only be terminated by his going up to Jerusalem to offer up the hair which till then was to be left uncut.

But it seems to have been allowable for persons at a distance to cut the hair, which was to be brought up to Jerusalem, where the ceremony was completed. This Paul did at Cenchrea just before setting out on his voyage into Syria
(Acts 18:18).

On another occasion (Acts 21:23), at the feast of Pentecost, Paul took on himself again the Nazarite vow.
"The ceremonies involved took a longer time than Paul had at his disposal, but the law permitted a man to share the vow if he could find companions who had gone through the prescribed ceremonies, and who permitted him to join their company.
This permission was commonly granted if the new comer paid all the fees required from the whole company (fee to the Levite for cutting the hair and fees for sacrifices), and finished the vow along with the others.

Four Jewish Christians were performing the vow, and would admit Paul to their company, provided he paid their expenses. Paul consented, paid the charges, and when the last seven days of the vow began he went with them to live in the temple, giving the usual notice to the priests that he had joined in regular fashion, was a sharer with the four men, and that his vow would end with theirs.


Nazarites retired to the temple during the last period of seven days, because they could be secure there against any accidental defilement" (Lindsay's Acts). As to the duration of a Nazarite's vow, every one was left at liberty to fix his own time.

There is mention made in Scripture of only three who were Nazarites for life, Samson, Samuel, and John the Baptist (Judges 13:4, Judges 13:5; 1 Samuel 1:11; Luke 1:15).

In its ordinary form, however, the Nazarite's vow lasted only thirty, and at most one hundred, days.

This institution was a symbol of a life devoted to God and separated from all sin, living a holy life.
 
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Hannah's prayer is prophetic also. The prophecies of Hannah really look deeply into the kingdom of Christ, as the kingdom of grace. And here is the first time also is name MESSIAH, or his Anointed is introduced.

Hannah's many prophesies spoke all the way thru into the book of revelations.

Looking at her the 1st prophesy:

~ Of her own fruitfulness
1 Samuel 2:5
They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.​

Her vow brought forth the fulfillment of the new priesthood thru Samuel. Samuel was initiated in by the Nazarite vow
Numbers 6:2
"Tell the Israelites: 'If men or women want to promise to belong to the Lord in a special way, they will be called Nazirites.​

God will never be w/o a representative of that vow in His court because although often they are neither priests nor levites, nor appear to have had any post in the temple service, yet in a constant course of regular devotion, they stand before God, to minister to him. Here's another example from the book of Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 35:14-19
14 The words of Jonadab the son of Rechab, that he commanded his sons not to drink wine, are performed; and to this day they have drunk none, for they have obeyed their father's commandment. But I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking, and ye have not hearkened unto me.
15 And I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them; and ye shall dwell in the land that I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear nor hearkened unto me.
16 Yea, the sons of Jonadab the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father which he commanded them, but this people hath not hearkened unto me;
17 therefore thus saith Jehovah the God of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I have pronounced against them, because I have spoken unto them, but they have not hearkened, and I have called unto them, but they have not answered.
18 And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his injunctions, and have done according unto all that he hath commanded you;
19 therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, There shall not fail to Jonadab the son of Rechab a man to stand before me, for ever.​
 
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