But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.
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Interpretation
Elkanah and his family had a journey before them, and a family of children to take with them, yet they would not move till they had worshipped God together. Prayer and provender do not hinder a journey.
Read with
This thought runs through 1 Samuel 1:19-23.
Glossary
- Hannah Person
- Favour, grace, one of the wives of Elkanah the Levite, and the mother of Samuel (1 Sam. 1; 2).