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하나님께서 한나에게 아들 사무엘을 주십니다. 한나는 서원대로 사무엘이 젖을 떼자 그를 여호와께 드렸고, 사무엘은 여호와를 경배하는 인생을 살았습니다.

[ 사무엘상 1:19 - 1:28 ] (찬송213장)

사무엘의 출생 

19그들이 아침에 일찍이 일어나 여호와 앞에 경배하고 돌아가 라마의 자기 집에 이르니라 엘가나가 그의 아내 한나와 동침하매 여호와께서 그를 생각하신지라 20한나가 임신하고 때가 이르매 아들을 낳아 사무엘이라 이름하였으니 이는 내가 여호와께 그를 구하였다 함이더라

 사무엘의 유아 시절 

 21그 사람 엘가나와 그의 온 집이 여호와께 매년제와 서원제를 드리러 올라갈 때에 22오직 한나는 올라가지 아니하고 그의 남편에게 이르되 아이를 젖 떼거든 내가 그를 데리고 가서 여호와 앞에 뵙게 하고 거기에 영원히 있게 하리이다 하니 23그의 남편 엘가나가 그에게 이르되 그대의 소견에 좋은 대로 하여 그를 젖 떼기까지 기다리라 오직 여호와께서 그의 말씀대로 이루시기를 원하노라 하니라 이에 그 여자가 그의 아들을 양육하며 그가 젖 떼기까지 기다리다가

 성소에 간 사무엘 

 24젖을 뗀 후에 그를 데리고 올라갈새 수소 세 마리와 밀가루 한 에바와 포도주 한 가죽부대를 가지고 실로 여호와의 집에 나아갔는데 아이가 어리더라 25그들이 수소를 잡고 아이를 데리고 엘리에게 가서 26한나가 이르되 내 주여 당신의 사심으로 맹세하나이다 나는 여기서 내 주 당신 곁에 서서 여호와께 기도하던 여자라 27이 아이를 위하여 내가 기도하였더니 내가 구하여 기도한 바를 여호와께서 내게 허락하신지라 28그러므로 나도 그를 여호와께 드리되 그의 평생을 여호와께 드리나이다 하고 그가 거기서 여호와께 경배하니라

[ 1 Samuel 1:19 - 1:28 ]

19They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the LORD; then they went back to their house at Ramah. And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife, and the LORD remembered her.20 And in due time Hannah conceived and bore a son, and she called his name Samuel, for she said, “I have asked for him from the LORD.”21 The man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer to the LORD the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow.22 But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “As soon as the child is weaned, I will bring him, so that he may appear in the presence of the LORD and dwell there forever.”23 Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what seems best to you; wait until you have weaned him; only, may the LORD establish his word.” So the woman remained and nursed her son until she weaned him.24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him to the house of the LORD at Shiloh. And the child was young.25 Then they slaughtered the bull, and they brought the child to Eli.26 And she said, “Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who was standing here in your presence, praying to the LORD.27 For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him.28 Therefore I have lent him to the LORD. As long as he lives, he is lent to the LORD.” 

Who is God like?

Thinking & Understanding

God remembered the prayer of Hannah, who pleaded for God to remember her (v. 11), and gave her a son. Hannah confessed that her son was granted to her by the Lord, who had heard her petition, and named him Samuel. Then she swiftly fulfilled her vow. Because of her vow, she obeyed joyfully rather than obligingly. Although she must have wanted to hold onto her preciously gained son for as long as possible, she did not do so. Instead, as soon as he had weaned, she and her husband sought out Eli and gave Samuel over to him to be a Nazirite ‘forever’ (vv. 22-28).

Who is God?

Vv. 19-20, 27 God responds to prayers offered in faith. He transforms lamentations into praise.  Because God responds to our prayers, even when there are many reasons to feel anguished, there are also many reasons to give thanks. When we remember God, God also remembers us and he will work in all situations to save us from despair.

What lesson is God teaching me?

Vv. 7, 28 God’s responses to our prayers do not mark the end but are just the beginning. Hannah’s prayer began with a request to receive but ended with the promise of an offering to God. Then, when God responded by giving her a son, Hannah responded by keeping her promise to give God her son. She had learned that God works through the prayers of his people. Are you getting to know God more intimately through prayer?

Prayer

Lord, help me to willingly give up for your sake all the gifts that you have bestowed on me.