1 Samuel 1:25

And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

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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 1:24-28.

1 Samuel 1:24 1 Samuel 1:25 1 Samuel 1:26 1 Samuel 1:27 1 Samuel 1:28

Glossary

Eli Person: Ascent, the high priest when the ark was at Shiloh ( 1 Sam. 1:3 , 9). He was the first of the line of Ithamar, Aaron’s fourth son ( 1 Chr. 24:3 ; comp. 2 Sam. 8:17 ), who held that office.