And they that were hungry ceased.] Men abhorred the offering - As the people saw that the priests had no piety, and that they acted as if there was no God; they despised God's service, and became infidels. 1. Thus the Septuagint suppose that the song of Hannah was composed when she brought Samuel to present him to the Lord; and as soon as she had completed this fine ode, she delivered him into the hands of Eli the high priest, and the child entered immediately on his ministration, under the direction and instructions of Eli. Finding the new version too difficult to understand? He winked at the abuses in the service of the sanctuary till they became customs, and led to abominations; and his sons, who should have taught those that engaged in the service of the sanctuary what was good, solicited them to wickedness. The tradition, as we have seen, was founded principally on Balaam's second and third prophecies, Numbers 24:7-17; and we cannot but admire that gracious dispensation of spiritual gifts to Hannah (whose name signifies grace) in ranking her among the prophets who should first unfold a leading title of the blessed Seed of the woman. Should walk before me for ever - See Exodus 29:9; Exodus 40:15; Numbers 25:10-13, where it is positively promised that the priesthood should be continued in the family of Aaron For Ever. The foot of his saints he shall keep, And the wicked shall be silent in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail. In some parts of England the word helling is used for the covers of a book, the slating of a house, etc. And Hannah prayed, and said - The Chaldee very properly says, And Hannah prayed in the spirit of prophecy; for indeed the whole of this prayer, or as it may be properly called oracular declaration, is a piece of regular prophecy, every part of it having respect to the future, and perhaps not a little - of it declaratory oil the Messiah's kingdom. A morsel of bread - A mouthful; what might be sufficient to keep body and soul together. Eli shunned trouble and exertion. 2 Samuel 1. And did I choose him - The high priesthood was a place of the greatest honor that could be conferred on man, and a place of considerable emolument; for from their part of the sacrifices they derived a most comfortable livelihood. Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from a child employed about the sanctuary in the services he was capable of. 1 Samuel & 2 Samuel Commentary (English Edition) eBook: John Wesley: Amazon.it: Kindle Store. He received a blessing from the Lord. My mouth is incited over mine enemies, For I have rejoiced in thy salvation. Sins against the remedy, the atonement itself, are most dangerous, they tread under foot the blood of the covenant. Commentary on 1 Samuel 7:7-12 (Read 1 Samuel 7:7-12) The Philistines invaded Israel. “No one is holy like the Lord, For there is none besides You, Nor is there any rock like our God. There came a man of God - Who this was we know not, but the Chaldee terms him דיי נביא nebiya daya, a prophet of Jehovah. The Targum says, "He shall walk משיחי קדם kodam Meshichi, before my Messiah," and the Septuagint expresses it, ενωπιον Χριστου μον, "before my Christ;" for, in their proper and more extended sense, these things are supposed to belong to our great High Priest and the Christian system: but the word may refer to the Israelitish people. 1 Samuel 2:9. (11-26) The prophecy against Eli's family. The full have hired out themselves for bread, And the famished cease for ever. Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:11-26 (Read 1 Samuel 2:11-26) Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from a child employed about the sanctuary in the services he was capable of. As he did this with a pious disposition of mind, it was called ministering unto the Lord. Actions are weighed - נתכנו nithkenu, they are directed; it is by his counsel alone that we can successfully begin, continue, or end, any work. Hannah’s Prayer - And Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; My horn is exalted in the Lord. This is all imaginary; we do not know this compressing celestial fluid; but there is one that answers the same end, which we do know, i.e., the Air, the columns of which press upon the earth in all directions; above, below, around, with a weight of fifteen pounds to every square inch; so that a column of air of the height of the atmosphere, which on the surface of the globe measures one square inch, is known by the most accurate and indubitable experiments to weigh fifteen pounds. An impious priesthood is the grand cause of the transgressions and ruin of any nation; witness France, Germany, Spain, Ac., from 1792 to 1814. Any rock … - The term rock as applied to God is first found in the song of Moses (see Deuteronomy 32:4 note), where the juxtaposition of rock and salvation in 1 Samuel 2:15, “he lightly esteemed the rock of his salvation,” seems to indicate that Hannah was acquainted with the song of Moses. In which scarcely any thing of the meaning is preserved. - This was a question of the most solemn importance under the old covenant, especially after the death of Moses, the mediator. Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich; He bringeth down, and he even exalteth. 1 Samuel 2:1. 1 Samuel 2:2. He shall walk before mine Anointed - He shall minister before Solomon, and the kings which shall reign in the land. Honourest thy sons above me - Permitting them to deal, as above, with the offerings and sacrifices, and take their part before the fat, etc., was burnt unto the Lord: thus they were first served. On this circumstance the following elegant couplet was made: -. (1-4a) David, king of Judah. Dr. Hales has some very good observations on this prophetic song. 1 John 2:1; is an answer to this question; but it is an answer which the Gospel alone can give: My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not; but if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. (1-4) David hears the news in Ziklag. Watch Queue Queue. Hannah prayed — That is, praised God. Both the word of Jehovah (2 Samuel 7:4-16) and the words of David (2 Samuel 23:1-7) stress the importance of the God-given kingdom. (1-10) The wickedness of Eli's sons, Samuel's ministry. Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag, on the third day, behold, it happened that a man came from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dust on his head. 1 Samuel 2 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is one of the most respected interdenominational commentaries ever written. They wasted the Lord's heritage, and now they beg their bread! "They know! The former sentiment is probably the most correct. Like them, she describes the promised Savior of the world as a King, before there was any king in Israel; and she first applied to him the remarkable epithet Messiah in Hebrew, Christ in Greek, and Anointed in English, which was adopted by David, Nathan, Ethan, Isaiah, Daniel, and the succeeding prophets of the Old Testament; and by the apostles and inspired writers of the New. If one man sin against another - All differences between man and man may be settled by the proper judge; but if a man sin against the Supreme Judge, God himself, who shall reconcile him to his Maker? To utter this hymn Hannah was raised by divine inspiration, while she was engaged in devout meditation on the extraordinary goodness of God to her. Girded with a linen ephod - This the Targum translates דבוץ כרדוט אסיר asir cardut debuts, "Girded with a cardit of byssus, or fine linen." This is a very long addition, and appears to be taken from Jeremiah 9:23, but on collating the two places the reader will find the words to be materially different. Hannah was also a prophetess of the first class, besides predicting her own fruitfulness, 1 Samuel 2:5, (for she bore six children in all, 1 Samuel 2:21;), she foretold not only the more immediate judgments of God upon the Philistines during her son's administration, 1 Samuel 2:10, but his remoter judgments 'upon the ends of the earth,' 1 Samuel 2:10, in the true spirit of the prophecies of Jacob, Balaam, and Moses. The bows of the mighty - The Targum considers the first verse as including a prophecy against the Philistines; the second verse, against Sennacherib and his army; the third, against Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldeans; the fourth, against the Greeks; the fifth, against Haman and his posterity; and the tenth, against Magog, and the enemies of the Messiah. This video is unavailable. All Rights Reserved. They that were full - All the things mentioned in these verses frequently happen in the course of the Divine providence; and indeed it is the particular providence of God that Hannah seems more especially to celebrate through the whole of this simple yet sublime ode. He bringeth down to the grave - The Hebrew word שאול sheol, which we translate grave, seems to have the same meaning in the Old Testament with ἁδης, hades in the New, which is the word generally used by the Septuagint for the other. This first book gives us a full account of Eli’s fall and Samuel’s rise and good government, 1 Sam. The barren hath borne seven, And she who had many children is greatly enfeebled. This shows the depth of the judgments of God and the grandeur of his justice, which extends even to distant generations, and manifests itself to sinners both in life and death; both in their own disgrace, and in the prosperity of their enemies.". This was esteemed an effeminate garment among the Romans. God's work shall never fall to the ground for want of hands to carry it on. 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.. Ver. 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 people. 1 and 2 Samuel form one book in the ancient Hebrew manuscripts. It is thus constantly used in the Bible, and was so used among the heathens. For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's - He is almighty, and upholds all things by the word of his power. They knew not the Lord. As he did this with a pious disposition of mind, it was called ministering unto the Lord. Shall come and crouch to him - Shall prostrate himself before him in the most abject manner, begging to be employed even in the meanest offices about the tabernacle, in order to get even the most scanty means of support. 1 Samuel 2:8. The Lord killeth - God is the arbiter of life and death; he only can give life, and he only has a right to take it away. The meaning may be this: God has spoken good concerning Israel; he will, in the end, make the triumph of the Philistines their own confusion; and the capture of the ark shall be the desolation of their gods; but the Israelites shall first be sorely pressed with calamity. It happened after this that David inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I … Are we rich? 1 Samuel 2:1 Horn here symbolizes strength; also in verse 10.; 1 Samuel 2:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text people; 1 Samuel 2:20 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text and asked from; 1 Samuel 2:25 Or the judges; 1 Samuel 2:29 The Hebrew is plural. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 2:11-26 Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from a child employed about the sanctuary in the services he was capable of. And as the earth is known to contain a surface of five thousand five hundred and seventy-five billions of square feet; hence, allowing two thousand one hundred and sixty pounds to each square foot, the whole surface of the globe must sustain a pressure of atmospheric air equal to twelve trillions and forty-one thousand billions of pounds; or six thousand and twenty-one billions of tons. The story of Cincinnatus is well known; so is that of the patriarch Joseph; but there is one not less in point, that of Roushen Akhter, who was brought out of a dungeon, and exalted to the throne of Hindustan. He received a … Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible. Mine horn is exalted in the Lord - We have often seen that horn signifies power, might, and dominion. This was iniquity and arrogance of the first magnitude. A faithful priest - This seems to have been spoken of Zadok, who was anointed high priest in the room of Abiathar, the last descendant of the house of Eli; see 1 Kings 2:26, 1 Kings 2:27. My mouth is enlarged - My faculty of speech is incited, stirred up, to express God's disapprobation against my adversaries. The opening chapters of 1 Samuel provide background for the institution of Israel’s monarchy. All this he saw, that is, knew to have taken place, before he met with his own tragical death. Read 1 Samuel 2 commentary using Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete). Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom and let not the rich man glory in his riches; but let him who glorieth rather glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth the Lord; and that he executeth judgment and righteousness in the midst of the earth. (27-36). There is none holy like Jehovah, For there is none besides thee; There is no rock like our God. An established religion, where the foundation is good, as is ours, I consider a great blessing; but it is liable to this continual abuse, which nothing but careful and rigid ecclesiastical discipline can either cure or prevent. 1 Samuel 2:3. I will build him a sure house - I will continue the priesthood in his family. In religious establishments, vile persons, who have no higher motive, may and do get into the priest's office, that they may clothe themselves with the wool, and feed themselves with the fat, while they starve the flock. Their division into two books each, as we now have them, originates with the so-called Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, said to have been made in the third century B.C. The message of God to Eli, and the prophecy of the downfall of his family, and slaughter of his wicked sons Hophni and Phinehas, 1 Samuel 2:27-36. The law had determined what sins should be punished with death; and it was supposed that there was not any appeal from the decision there pronounced. 2 Samuel 2 – David and the War with Ishbosheth A. Now as a square foot contains one hundred and forty-four square inches, each foot must be compressed with a weight of incumbent atmospheric air equal to two thousand one hundred and sixty pounds. She looks beyond the gift, and praises the Giver. 1 There was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite [] from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite. Shall judge the ends on the earth - His empire shall be extended over all mankind by the preaching of the everlasting Gospel, for to this the afterpart of the verse seems to apply: He shall give strength unto his king, and shall exalt the horn of his Christ, or, as the Targum says, משיחיה מלכות וירבי viribbey malcuth Meshicheyh, "he shall multiply the kingdom of the Messiah." David makes Jerusalem the political and religious centre of Israel (2 Samuel 5:6-12; 2 Samuel 6:1-17). David Guzik commentary on 1 Samuel 22, where David goes hiding in the cave of Adullam, and Saul murders Ahimelech and the other priests. Under pretense of taking only their own part, they took the best of all they chose, and as much as they chose. The sons of Eli were sons of Belial - They were perverse, wicked, profligate men; devil's children. Thou bringest back hope to desponding minds; And thou addest strength and horns to the poor man. Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice - They disdained to take the part allowed by law; and would take for themselves what part they pleased, and as much as they pleased, 1 Samuel 2:13-16; : thus they kicked at the sacrifices. Your sin is immediately against God himself, and is the highest insult that can be offered, because it is in the matter of his own worship, therefore ye may expect his heaviest judgments. I will cut off thine arm - I will destroy the strength, power, and influence of thy family. 1 Samuel 2:1. See Jeremiah 18:9, Jeremiah 18:10. 9:1-15:35 The choice of David, his struggles with Saul, Saul’s ruin at last, and the opening of the way for David to the throne, 1 Sam. David does not commend Saul for what he was not; and says nothing of his piety or goodness. 1 Samuel 2:6. The writer wrote the book in the *Hebrew language. I shall here produce it in this order, following the plan as exhibited in Kennicott's Bible, with some trifling alterations of our present version: -. "He was a bright star, but now is become a moon, Joseph is taken from prison, and is become a king.". But now - be it far from me - You have walked unworthily; I shall annul my promise, and reverse my ordinance. Why do ye such things! And shall exalt the horn of his Messiah. There is none holy as the Lord — None so perfectly, unchangeably, and constantly holy. If they be faithful, the establishment will be an honor to the kingdom, and a praise in the earth. Christ is that merciful and faithful High Priest, whom God raised up when the Levitical priesthood was thrown off, who in all things did his Father's mind, and for whom God will build a sure house, build it on a rock, so that hell cannot prevail against it. Iscriviti a Prime Ciao, Accedi Account e liste Accedi Account e liste Ordini Iscriviti a Prime Carrello. But if a man sin against the Lord, who shall entreat for him? 1 Samuel 2:1-11.HANNAH'S SONG IN THANKFULNESS TO GOD. 1 Samuel 7:2. Here the horn means spiritual as well as secular dominion. "Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:4". Jonathan was a dutiful son, Saul … These pillars or compressors are an astonishing provision made by the wisdom of God for the necessities of the globe. Hymns of praise are frequently comprehended under the name of prayers. But it has been chosen for the lectionary because of its parallels with the gospel text for the day regarding Jesus’ boyhood (Luke 2:41-52). Their most execrable conduct, described 1 Samuel 2:13-17, caused the people to abhor the Lord's offering. It should also be noted that the Song of Hannah in 1 … Continue reading "Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26" Study the bible online using commentary on 1 Samuel 2 and more! And the allusion thereto by Zacharias, the father of the Baptist, in his hymn, Luke 1:69, where he calls Christ a 'horn of salvation,' and the beautiful imitation of it by the blessed Virgin throughout in her hymn, Luke 1:46-55, furnishing the finest commentary thereon, clearly prove that Hannah in her rejoicing had respect to something higher than Peninnah her rival, or to the triumphs of Samuel, or even of David himself; the expressions are too magnificent and sublime to be confined to such objects. The word cardut they seem to have borrowed from the Greek χειριδωτος, a tunic, having χειριδας, i.e., sleeves that came down to, or covered, the hands. - Eli appears to have been a fondly affectionate, easy father, who wished his sons to do well, but did not bring them under proper discipline, and did not use his authority to restrain them. At first glance this text about Samuel’s early years seems not to provide many resources for preaching and teaching. 1 Samuel 2:5. “There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. The Targum seems to understand it of death and the resurrection. See the note on Exodus 38:8, where the Hebrew text is similar to that in this place. Hannah’s ‘song’ and David’s ‘songs’ serve as a frame or inclusio around the entire narrative of 1-2 Samuel. 2 Samuel 1 – David Mourns the Death of Saul A. David learns of Saul and Jonathan’s deaths. As judge, he had power to cast them immediately out of the vineyard, as wicked and unprofitable servants; this he did not, and his and their ruin was the consequence. "This admirable hymn excels in simplicity of composition, closeness of connection, and uniformity of sentiment; breathing the pious effusions of a devout mind, deeply impressed with a conviction of God's mercies to herself in particular, and of his providential government of the world in general; exalting the poor in spirit or the humble-minded, and abasing the rich and the arrogant; rewarding the righteous, and punishing the wicked. Footnotes. In general, none are more abandoned than the degenerate children of godly persons, when they break through restraints. They fed themselves without fear; and now they have cleanness of teeth in all their dwellings. Hannah's song of thanksgiving. Search. Do not magnify yourselves, speak not proudly, proudly. She rejoiced in the salvation of the Lord, and in expectation of His coming, who is the whole salvation of his people. He will keep the feet of his saints - He will order and direct all their goings, and keep them from every evil way. 1. It became afterwards established in the younger branch of the family of Aaron; for Eli was a descendant of Ithamar, Aaron's youngest son. There is none beside thee - There can be but one unoriginated, infinite, and eternal Being; that Being is Jehovah. Let not prevarication come out of your mouth; For the God of knowledge is Jehovah, And by him actions are directed. None besides — Not only none is so holy as thou art, but in truth there is none holy besides thee; namely entirely, or independently, but only by participation from thee. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel used to be one book. Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive; He bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. But although this promise appears to be absolute, yet we plainly see that, like all other apparently absolute promises of God, it is conditional, i.e., a condition is implied though not expressed. Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great - That is, Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli. See the sin and its punishment. Hannah's prophetic hymn, 1 Samuel 2:1-10. The strong are soon weakened, and the weak are soon strengthened, when God pleases. Eli's reprehensible remissness towards his sons in not restraining them in their great profligacy, 1 Samuel 2:22-26. Any rock like our God - Rabbi Maimon has observed that the word צור tsur, which we translate rock, signifies, when applied to Jehovah, fountain, source, spring. They that are full have hired out themselves for bread Such as have been full of the good things of this life have been stripped of all, and reduced to such circumstances as to be obliged to hire themselves out to persons to labour under them for their bread. Nimirum famelici esse, to be still hungry; they were "filled with good things," as Luke 1:53. 1832. They lay with the women that assembled - It is probable that these were persons who had some employment about the tabernacle. Kindle Store. 1. The subjects of Christ's kingdom will be safe, and the enemies of it will be ruined; for the Anointed, the Lord Christ, is able to save, and to destroy. When any man offered sacrifice - That is, when a peace-offering was brought, the right shoulder and the breast belonged to the priest, the fat was burnt upon the altar, and the blood was poured at the bottom of the altar; the rest of the flesh belonged to the offerer. Bailey). The weighed or righteous acts of God are described in 1 Samuel 2:4-8 in great and general traits, as displayed in the government of His kingdom through the marvellous changes which occur in the circumstances connected with the lives of the righteous and the wicked. Hannah prayed, and said--Praise and prayer are inseparably conjoined in Scripture ( Colossians 4:2, 1 Timothy 2:1).This beautiful song was her tribute of thanks for the divine goodness in answering her petition. The Birth of Samuel. And the man of thine - Of this passage Calmet observes: "The posterity of Eli possessed the high priesthood to the time of Solomon; and even when that dynasty was transferred to another family, God preserved that of Eli, not to render it more happy, but to punish it by seeing the prosperity of its enemies, to the end that it might see itself destitute and despised. My heart exulteth in Jehovah; My horn is exalted in Jehovah. Eli's reproof was far too mild and gentle. See Buxtorf's Talmudic Lexicon. 1 Samuel 2:4. By strength shall no man prevail - Because God is omnipotent, and no power can be successfully exerted against him. Maketh rich - Some he can trust, and therefore makes them stewards of his secular bounty. And Elkanah went to Ramah - Immediately after the 10th verse, the Septuagint add, Και κατελιπεν αυτον εκει ενωπιον Κυριου· και απηλθεν εις Αραματαια, And she left him there before the Lord, and went unto Arimathea. Made him a little coat - קטן מעיל meil katon, a little cloak, or surtout, an upper garment: probably intended to keep him from the cold, and to save his other clothes from being abused in his meaner services. Or, the affliction of the tabernacle, for all the wealth which God would have given Israel. (1-2) Thanksgiving and praise. Unto the house of thy father - That is, to Aaron; he was the first high priest; the priesthood descended from him to his eldest son Eleazar, then to Phinehas. Before they burnt the fat - They would serve themselves before God was served! Many years later, men translated the Bible into the Greek language (the language of the *New Testament). "The Adam Clarke Commentary". As he did this with a pious disposition of mind, it was called ministering unto the Lord. Go to, To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient. Paraphrastically expressed by Mr. Francis: -. Eli is aged, both … Continue reading "Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:1-10 [11-20]" 1 Samuel 2:7. This led him to indulge his children, without using parental authority to restrain and correct them when young. He lifteth up the poor from the dust; From the dunghill he exalteth the beggar, To make him sit with the nobles, And inherit the throne of glory. ESV Expository Commentary: 1 Samuel–2 Chronicles Volume 3 Series edited by Iain M. Duguid , James M. Hamilton Jr. , Jay Sklar , Contributions by John L. Mackay , J. Gary Millar, John Olley Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. "He kills and commands to give life; he causes to descend into Sheol, that in the time to come he may bring them into the lives of eternity," i.e., the life of shame and everlasting contempt, and the life of glory. Where religion is established by law, the strictest ecclesiastical discipline should be kept up, and all hireling priests and ecclesiastical drones should be expelled from the Lord's vineyard. The bows of the heroes are broken, And the tottering are girded with strength. The following words of Horace to his jar are well known, and speak a sentiment very similar to that above: -. A piece of silver - כסף אגורת agorath keseph, translated by the Septuagint, οβολου αργυριου, an obolus of silver. The calamity which he saw was the defeat of the Israelites, the capture of the ark, the death of his wicked sons, and the triumph of the Philistines. Thus, the Song of Hannah serves as ‘a thematic and structural introduction to Samuel'” (Tsumara, 135, quoting R.C. Eli blessed Elkanah - The natural place of this verse seems to be before the 11th; after which the 21st should come in; after the 21st, perhaps the 26th should come in. Read 1 Samuel 13:14. In short, both vegetable and animal life depend, under God, on these pillars or compressors of the earth; and were it not for this compressing power, the air contained in the vessels of all plants and animals would by its elasticity expand and instantly rupture all those vessels, and cause the destruction of all animal and vegetable life: but God in his wisdom has so balanced these two forces, that, while they appear to counteract and balance each other, they serve, by mutual dilations and compressions, to promote the circulation of the sap in vegetables, and the blood in animals. Sometimes we translate it hell, which now means the state of perdition, or place of eternal torments; but as this comes from the Saxon, to cover or conceal, it means only the covered place. Sidlow Baxter - In the Hebrew manuscripts, 1 and 2 Samuel form but one book, as also do 1 and 2 Kings and 1 and 2 Chronicles. 1 Samuel 2 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this verse-by-verse commentary contain gems of information found nowhere outside the ancient Jewish writings After the clause, The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces, the Septuagint add the following words: Μη καυχασθω ὁ φρονιμος εν τῃ φρονησει αυτου, κ. τ. λ. For to Jehovah belong the pillars of the earth, And upon them he hath placed the globe. After a narrative on the Hannah’s unlikely pregnancy (1 Samuel 1) and her accompanying prayer (1 Samuel 2), 1 Samuel 3 describes the call narrative for the Israelite leader. There is a play here on Roushen Akhter, which signifies a bright star; and there is an allusion to the history of the patriarch Joseph, because of the similarity of fortune between him and the Mohammedan prince. Their offence was committed even in offering the sacrifices for sins, which typified the atonement of the Saviour! In all the wealth which God shall give Israel - This also is dark. 1 Samuel 2:10. 1 Samuel 2:2. The word צר tsar, which we translate an enemy, and the Vulgate aemulum, a rival, signifies calamity; and this is the best sense to understand it in here. The subjects in this chapter seem very much entangled and confused by the wrong position of the verses. This prophecy looks to the kingdom of Christ, that kingdom of grace, of which Hannah speaks, after having spoken largely of the kingdom of providence. From Eli it was transferred back again to the family of Eleazar, because of the profligacy of Eli's sons. If our high priests, our archbishops and bishops, do not their duty, the whole body of the clergy may become corrupt or inefficient. The words pillars of the earth, ארץ מצקי metsukey erets, Mr. Parkhurst translates and defends thus: "The compressors of the earth; i.e., the columns of the celestial fluid which compress or keep its parts together." None holy - Holiness is peculiar to the God of Israel; no false god ever pretended to holiness; it was no attribute of heathenism, nor of any religion ever professed in the world before or since the true revelation of the true God. Those young people who serve God as well as they can, he will enable to improve, that they may serve him better. When sinners begin to repent and reform, they must expect that Satan will muster all his force against them, and set his instruments at work to the utmost, to oppose and discourage them. Samuel ministers to the Lord, 1 Samuel 2:11. In the midst of the sentence against the house of Eli, mercy is promised to Israel. Let Eli's example excite parents earnestly to strive against the beginnings of wickedness, and to train up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Μη καυχασθω ὁ φρονιμος εν τῃ φρονησει αυτου, κ. τ. λ. Και κατελιπεν αυτον εκει ενωπιον Κυριου· και απηλθεν εις Αραματαια, Commentary Critical and Explanatory - Unabridged, Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible, Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures. ", In the best MSS. Hannah’s Prayer - Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; in the LORD my horn is lifted high. 1:1-8:22 Of Samuel’s resignation of the government and Saul’s advancement and mal-administration, 1 Sam. Kettle - caldron, or pot - We know not what these were, nor of what capacity; nor is it of any consequence. To set them among princes - There have been many cases where, in the course of God's providence, a person has been raised from the lowest and most abject estate to the highest; from the plough to the imperial dignity: from the dungeon to the throne; from the dunghill to nobility. Abiathar was removed because he had joined with Adonijah, who had got himself proclaimed king; see 1 Kings 1:7. He respects not man's wisdom or fancied excellences, but chooses those whom the world accounts foolish, teaching them to feel their guilt, and to value his free and precious salvation. A national priesthood, when the foundation is right, may be a great blessing; but if the priesthood becomes corrupt, though the foundation itself stand sure, the corruption of the national manners will be the unavoidable consequence. Those who allow their children in any evil way, and do not use their authority to restrain and punish them, in effect honour them more than God. CHAPTER 2. The Lord maketh poor - For many cannot bear affluence, and if God should continue to trust them with riches, they would be their ruin. The abominable conduct of Eli's sons, 1 Samuel 2:12-17. See the note on Hebrews 9:26. the whole of this hymn is written in hemistich or poetic lines. Because the Lord would slay them - The particle כי ki, which we translate because, and thus make their continuance in sin the effect of God's determination to destroy them, should be translated therefore, as it means in many parts of the sacred writings. The wicked shall be silent in darkness - The Targum understands this of their being sent to the darkness of hell; they shall be slain. Without this, water could not rise in fountains, nor the sap in vegetables. Jehovah shall judge the ends of the earth; And he shall give strength to his King. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain. He received a blessing from the Lord. It was their not hearkening that induced the Lord to will their destruction. See Noldius's Particles, where the very text in question is introduced: Sed non auscultarunt, etc., Ideo voluit Jehova eos interficere; "But they would not hearken, etc. 1. And Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the LORD; My horn is exalted in the LORD. Two kings over the people of God. 5. 2 Samuel 1. There shall not be an old man - This is repeated from the preceding verse, all the family shall die in the flower of their years, as is said in the following verse. John Trapp Complete Commentary. Remove all; … Bibliography InformationClarke, Adam. Passa al contenuto principale. Are we poor? Farther account of Samuel, and of the Divine blessing on Elkanah and Hannah, 1 Samuel 2:18-21. It is probable that she furnished him with a new one each year, when she came up to one of the annual sacrifices. For it was twenty years — It is not said that this space of twenty years was all the time of the ark’s abode there, for it continued there from Eli’s time till David’s reign, (2 Samuel 6:2,) which was forty-six years; but that it was so long there before the Israelites were sensible of their sin and misery. There is no source whence continual help and salvation can arise but our God. We don’t know who wrote the books; certainly, Samuel was a major contributor, but much of the book takes place after his death in 1 Samuel 25. A God of knowledge - He is the most wise, teaching all good, and knowing all things. Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Skip navigation Sign in. Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:17-27 (Read 2 Samuel 1:17-27) Kasheth, or "the bow," probably was the title of this mournful, funeral song. nor would an angel show Him; They would not know, nor choose to know Him.". 2 He had two wives; one was called Hannah and the other Peninnah. The Israelites earnestly beg Samuel … They shall die both of them - Hophni and Phinehas were both killed very shortly after in the great battle with the Philistines in which the Israelites were completely routed, and the ark taken. Without this, there could be no respiration for man or beast, and no circulation of the blood in any animal. And here is the first time that we meet with the name MESSIAH, or his Anointed. These men divided this book into two parts. 1 Samuel 2 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. Any rock — Thou only art a sure defence and refuge to all that flee to thee. God made us rich, which is a good reason why we should be thankful, and serve him cheerfully, and do good with the abundance he gives us. They were not divided into two books until the Old Testament was translated into Greek. This pressure, independently of what is called gravity, is sufficient to keep all the parts of the earth together, and perhaps to counteract all the influence of centrifugal force. At this Eli connived, and thus honored his sons above God. Thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation - Every version and almost every commentator understands this clause differently. ; Therefore God purposed to destroy them." These men were the principal cause of all the ungodliness of Israel. This clause is wanting in the Complutensian Polyglot, but it is in the edition of Aldus, in that of Cardinal Caroffa, and in the Codex Alexandrinus. Hannah's heart rejoiced, not in Samuel, but in the Lord. God made us poor, which is a good reason why we should be content, and make up our minds to our condition. It is not particularly stated here when Hannah composed or delivered this hymn; it appears from the connection to have been at the very time in which she dedicated her son to God at the tabernacle, though some think that she composed it immediately on the birth of Samuel. Samuel anointed David in 1 Samuel 16, and throughout the rest of the book, all sorts of people endorse David as the coming king: the women who hail David’s victories; Saul’s son Jonathan and his daughter Michal; Abigail the erstwhile wife of … Continue reading "Commentary on 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27" Watch Queue Queue. But adding to this all the influence of gravity or attraction, by which every particle of matter tends to the center, these compressors of the earth are sufficient to poise, balance, and preserve the whole terraqueous globe. But where there is no law to back the claims of the worthless and the wicked, men of piety and solid merit only can find support; for they must live on the free-will offerings of the people. Indeed the learned rabbi, David Kimchi, was so struck with them that he ingenuously confessed that 'the King of whom Hannah speaks is the Messiah,' of whom she spake either by prophecy or tradition; for, continues he, 'there was a tradition among the Israelites, that a great zing should arise in Israel; and she seals up her song with celebrating this King who was to deliver them from all their enemies.' See 1 Samuel 4:1-11. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation. Loading... Close. It means the grave, the state of the dead, and the invisible place, or place of separate spirits. For them that honor me - This is a plan from which God will never depart; this can have no alteration; every promise is made in reference to it; "they who honor God shall be honored; they who despise him shall be lightly esteemed.". My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance. 1 Samuel 2:5. The story is familiar to many of us. The Targum translates it מעא mea, which is the same as the Hebrew gerah, and weighed about sixteen grains of barley. He will not have sodden flesh - He chooses roast meat, not boiled; and if they had it in the pot before the servant came, he took it out that it might be roasted. They formerly pampered themselves, and fed to the full on the Lord's sacrifices; and now they are reduced to a morsel of bread. 1 Samuel 1 – The Birth of Samuel. Jehovah shall bruise them who contend with him; Upon them shall be thunder in the heavens. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/1-samuel-2.html. 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