In this video listen to 1 Samuel Chapter 2, read by Hannah Batley, followed by comments and prayer.

1 Samuel Chapter 2 includes a prayer by Samuel’s mother Hannah. This prayer is one of praise, worship and thanksgiving. Many commentators also consider this prayer a song or prophecy. In the prayer, the justice of the Lord is emphasised, particularly in verses 9 - 10. As mentioned in Chapter 1, the Lord sees the needy, and he does provide. The chapter also gives us extra information on this family, telling us that Hannah went on to have three sons and two daughters.

Once a year, Hannah would bring a robe to Samuel, and the boy grew, both physically and spiritually (verse 21 and 26). Finally, the latter portion of the chapter tells of the disobedience and wickedness of Eli’s sons, which will be touched on in later videos. The Lord is bot ...