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1 Samuel 2 · Grade 4

Honor Those Who Honor Me

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Hannah's prayer is a song of praise. She rejoices in God's salvation and declares that there is no rock like our God. The Lord weighs every action. He turns things upside down: the hungry are satisfied, the barren woman has children, and the poor are lifted to sit with princes. She ends by saying God will give strength to His king, His anointed.

In contrast, Eli's sons were wicked men who did not know the Lord. They took meat from the offerings before the fat was burned, and threatened to take it by force. Their sin was very great, because they despised the Lord's offering. Meanwhile young Samuel ministered before the Lord and grew in favor with God and people.

A man of God warned Eli that he had honored his sons above the Lord. The Lord said, Those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be cursed. God promised to raise up a faithful priest who would do what was in His heart.

Show What You Know

  1. What does Hannah say about how God treats the poor?

  2. Why was the sin of Eli's sons so great?

  3. How did Samuel grow?

  4. Whom did God promise to raise up?

Think About It

  1. Hannah's song says God lifts up the lowly. When have you seen God care for someone who felt small?

  2. Eli honored his sons above God. What are ways people today can put something above God?

Memory Verse

“Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I said indeed that your house and the house of your father should walk before me forever.’ But now Yahweh says, ‘Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me will be cursed.

1 Samuel 2:30 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for loving me like a parent. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • Why do you think the proud are warned in Hannah's song?
  • What does it mean to honor God in daily life?

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