1 Samuel 2:6-10
Summary for 1Sam 2:7-8: 2:7-8 a Cp. Ps 113:7-9 b.2:8 c all the earth is the Lord’s: God, the creator and ruler of all things, is able to change circumstances (2:4-8 d), protect the faithful (2:9 e), judge the wicked, and empower his anointed king (2:10 f).
2:10 g The king was to fulfill the descriptions of 2:4-9 h by using his God-given power to care for the oppressed, the hungry, and the barren (see Ps 72:1-4 i, 12-14 j; Prov 31:8-9 k).
• he increases the strength: See study note on 1 Sam 2:1.
• anointed one (Hebrew mashiakh): This climax to Hannah’s prayer is prophetic both of Israel’s anointed kings and of God’s supreme Anointed King—the Messiah, Jesus Christ (see 12:3-5 l; 24:6 m, 10 n; Ps 132:17 o; Dan 9:25-26 p).
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