CHARACTER STUDY ~ HANNAH

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Hannah is a female Hebrew name that means favor or grace. Hannah was the first wife of Elkanah and he treasured her above Penninah. She was a woman of faith and she gave birth to Samuel whom she dedicated to the service of God. 


Some Characteristics of Hannah:

 ✔ Hannah follows her husband each year to Shiloh to worship the Lord. This is an indication that she was faithful in following the Lord despite her childlessness. We ought to understand that God's timing is not that of man and so we must serve Him faithfully for He rewards those who serve Him diligently. 

✔ Hannah was given a double portion of the sacrifice by her husband due to that, Penninah would taunt her and she would be reduced to tears and would not even eat. This however gave her strength to seek the Lord in her predicament. 

✔ In Hannah's deep anguish, she cried bitterly as she prayed to the Lord the priest Eli had mistaken her to be drunk. The assurance from Eli made her heart gladden and she wept no more. To God's glory, a year on she gave birth to Samuel. 

✔ Hannah requested her husband to allow her to stay behind while they go to Shiloh until she weans the child Samuel. Communication is essential in every relationship so that agreement can be reached. When she weaned Samuel, she dedicated him to God and left him at the temple.  

✔ Hannah sang a hymn of praise which is recorded in the second chapter of first Samuel. It is good to sing the Lord's praise always for the opened doors lie in the praise. 

✔ Hannah is a responsible mother. Each year she made a small coat for Samuel and brought it to him when she came with her husband for the sacrifice. 

✔ The priest Eli annually blessed Hannah and her husband Elkanah for giving Samuel to serve in the temple: "May the Lord give you other children to take the place of this one she gave to the Lord." It is recorded that Hannah had other sons and daughters as the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters.

✔ There is no record of the death of Hannah biblically although other Christian literature might have such details. 


Supporting Scriptures: 1 Samuel 1 & 2:1-21

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