1 Samuel
Chapter 1&2
Judges 21:25
In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.
Darkness is everywhere
I Samuel 1:15-16
15 “Not so, my lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord. 16 Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”
Darkness is not new
Genesis 1:2-3
2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
John 1:5
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
Light is what we need
1 Samuel 1:25-28
25 When the bull had been sacrificed, they brought the boy to Eli, 26 and she said to him, “Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. 27 I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. 28 So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.
When light comes to the darkness...
1 Samuel 2:1-2
Then Hannah prayed and said:“My heart rejoices in the Lord;in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance. “There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.
I Samuel needs light
We need light
In the depth darkness
Light is at work
Luke 1:41-42
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear!
Listen to Mary’s song of light
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