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1 Samuel 1 · Grade 4

Pouring Out Her Soul

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Elkanah loved Hannah and gave her a double portion at the yearly sacrifice. But Hannah had no children, and her rival Peninnah provoked her year after year. Elkanah asked her why she wept, and whether he was not better to her than ten sons.

Hannah went to the temple in bitterness of soul and prayed, weeping. She vowed that if the Lord of Armies gave her a son, she would give him to the Lord all the days of his life. Eli misjudged her silent prayer at first. Hannah told him she had poured out her soul before the Lord. Eli blessed her and asked God to grant her petition.

The Lord remembered Hannah. She named her son Samuel, because she had asked him of the Lord. After he was weaned, she brought him to Shiloh with an offering and kept her vow. She told Eli she was the woman who had stood there praying.

Show What You Know

  1. How did Elkanah show love to Hannah?

  2. What did Hannah vow?

  3. What did Hannah tell Eli she had done?

  4. When did Hannah bring Samuel to Shiloh?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

GodvowedHannahEliprayed
  1. Elkanah loved and gave her a double portion at the yearly sacrifice.
  2. Hannah went to the temple in bitterness of soul and , weeping.
  3. She that if the Lord of Armies gave her a son, she would give him to the Lord all the days of his life.
  4. misjudged her silent prayer at first.
  5. Eli blessed her and asked to grant her petition.

Think About It

  1. Hannah took her deep sadness to God. What sad or hard thing could you pour out to God in prayer?

  2. Hannah kept her promise even when it cost her. Why does keeping promises to God matter?

Memory Verse

“I prayed for this child, and Yahweh has given me my petition which I asked of him.”

1 Samuel 1:27 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing my prayers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why might God let us wait for an answer to prayer?
  • How can we comfort someone who is teased or hurting?

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