← A Year in the Bible with Daily Grace
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Welcome to A Year in the Bible with daily grace. This year we want to spend a few minutes with you every day walking through our study Christ in All of Scripture. Each week we will dive deeply into two passages of scripture, one from the Old Testament and one from the new, seeing how they connect and point to Jesus.
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Whether you are doing the study yourself or just following along with us here, we are hopeful that through studying these passages each week, you will see how Christ is not only present throughout the entire Biblical story, but but the center of it. Hi everyone.
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Welcome back to A Year in the Bible. My name is Beth and I am joined by my co host Alexa.
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Hi friends.
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Today we're going to be going deeper into the passage that we looked at and annotated yesterday. 1st Samuel 2, 1, 10. So to start us off, Alexa, can you share with us where this passage falls in the Biblical story?
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For sure. The past couple weeks we've looked at passages of scripture that took place in the time of Judges. For just a quick reminder, during the time of the Judges, Israel didn't have one main leader due to the Israelites consistent disobedience, God would continually raise up judges who would help govern and guide the Israelites. Though God did give Israel relief from their enemies when these Judges ruled, this didn't change the Israelites behavior. They just continued in their rebellion against God. The last sentence is. The last sentence of Judges is pretty somber and it shows the state Israel was in. It says in those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did whatever seemed right to him. So when we open up First Samuel, Israel is still not in a good place. They have no main leader or ruler over them besides the Lord of course. And they are a rebellious people. But God still has a plan. And we start to see his plan unfold in the first few chapters of First Samuel. Even though Israel as a whole is rebellious, there are still people who are faithfully worshiping the Lord. An example of this is Elkanah and his wife Hannah. Elkanah has sons with his other wife Peninnah, but his other wife Hannah is barren. Panina even mocks Hannah for being barren. And in her grief, Hannah goes to the Lord and vows that if he grants her a child, she will give him to the Lord. God answers her prayer and Hannah remains true to her word and gives the boy to the Lord. Or in other words, she commits him to be a priest in service to the Lord. In chapter two we read a beautiful prayer that Hannah prays in response to God's faithfulness to her.
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Yeah, that's so cool. And similar to last week, we see that God is working out his grand plan for the world by also blessing and caring for these individuals, which I just really love that so what all does this passage teach us about God's character?
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Well, I talked yesterday about how we see God's holiness, power, knowledge and justice in these verses. But thinking about the prompt yesterday that asked us to underline any irony in the passage, we learned that God operates in ways that are often contrary to what is typical in the world in which we live. It's the powerful who are usually exalted and warriors who are seen as strong. Those with plenty are the ones who are usually satisfied, while those who are in need are left longing. But we see God work in ways contrary to what's typical. He raises up the lowly, he blesses the childless and gives strength to those who are weak. So I think that shows us that God cares about the needy, the weak and the barren. He gives those who are poor honor. And unlike people in our world, he doesn't favor the rich and powerful. We also see God's faithfulness to his people. In 1st Samuel 2:1 10 we see God's faithfulness in general to Hannah as He blesses her with a child. But Hannah also says in 1st Samuel 2:10 he will give power to his king. He will lift up the horn of his anointed. Here we see Hannah's prophecy about something God is going to do. He's going to raise up a king that he will anoint and he will lift up the horn of this anointed king which speaks to this anointed king's strength and success. So through Hannah's words, we see God's faithfulness to his people. And thinking back to Israel's situation, Israel is without a king and they are a disobedient people. But God will be faithful to raise up a king who will lead God's people with power and and it's actually through Hannah's child that God will raise up this king.
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Yeah, so many reversals and ironies that just demonstrate God's heart and his power and how he works in the world to bring about his grand plan of redemption. So thank you for highlighting all of those for us, Alexa. Well, friends, that is it for today, but join us tomorrow as we jump into the New Testament. We'll see you then.
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Thank you for listening to today's episode of A Year in the Bible with Daily Grace. Be sure to check out our show notes for some helpful links and resources related to today's episode. And make sure you're following daily gracepodcast and hedailygraceco on Instagram for more Bible study resources and encouragement. We're looking forward to studying God's Word with you again tomorrow. Bye friends.