Chapter 2:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Ruth 2 Samuel
1 Samuel 2
Concise Complete
Hannah's song of thanksgiving. (1-10) The wickedness of
Eli's sons, Samuel's ministry. (11-26) The prophecy against Eli's family.
(27-36)
Verses 1-10
Hannah's heart rejoiced, not in Samuel, but in the Lord. She looks beyond the
gift, and praises the Giver. She rejoiced in the salvation of the Lord, and in
expectation of His coming, who is the whole salvation of his people. The strong
are soon weakened, and the weak are soon strengthened, when God pleases. Are we
poor? God made us poor, which is a good reason why we should be content, and
make up our minds to our condition. Are we rich? God made us rich, which is a
good reason why we should be thankful, and serve him cheerfully, and do good
with the abundance he gives us. He respects not man's wisdom or fancied
excellences, but chooses those whom the world accounts foolish, teaching them to
feel their guilt, and to value his free and precious salvation. This prophecy
looks to the kingdom of Christ, that kingdom of grace, of which Hannah speaks,
after having spoken largely of the kingdom of providence. And here is the first
time that we meet with the name MESSIAH, or his Anointed. The subjects of
Christ's kingdom will be safe, and the enemies of it will be ruined; for the
Anointed, the Lord Christ, is able to save, and to destroy.
Verses 11-26
Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from a child employed
about the sanctuary in the services he was capable of. As he did this with a
pious disposition of mind, it was called ministering unto the Lord. He received
a blessing from the Lord. Those young people who serve God as well as they can,
he will enable to improve, that they may serve him better. Eli shunned trouble
and exertion. This led him to indulge his children, without using parental
authority to restrain and correct them when young. He winked at the abuses in
the service of the sanctuary till they became customs, and led to abominations;
and his sons, who should have taught those that engaged in the service of the
sanctuary what was good, solicited them to wickedness. Their offence was
committed even in offering the sacrifices for sins, which typified the atonement
of the Saviour! Sins against the remedy, the atonement itself, are most
dangerous, they tread under foot the blood of the covenant. Eli's reproof was
far too mild and gentle. In general, none are more abandoned than the degenerate
children of godly persons, when they break through restraints.
Verses 27-36
Those who allow their children in any evil way, and do not use their authority
to restrain and punish them, in effect honour them more than God. Let Eli's
example excite parents earnestly to strive against the beginnings of wickedness,
and to train up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. In the
midst of the sentence against the house of Eli, mercy is promised to Israel.
God's work shall never fall to the ground for want of hands to carry it on.
Christ is that merciful and faithful High Priest, whom God raised up when the
Levitical priesthood was thrown off, who in all things did his Father's mind,
and for whom God will build a sure house, build it on a rock, so that hell
cannot prevail against it.
Chapter 2:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Ruth 2 Samuel
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
