Was it not like an angel's? saying, 'Hannah,
why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart
grieved? Am I not better to thee than ten sons?' When she heard that
she arose and ate. Love was rewarded by love. She would not grieve
Elkanah. Unlike many in our day, she was obedient to her husband,
yielding her will to his, and clothed with humility. They were not
only one flesh, but one spirit; and they walked together in the
valley of love to that world where love is made perfect. Now, after
she had shown her love by partaking of the feast,[1] may we not
suppose that she arose and whispered to Elkanah to know if he would
approve of her intended vow; and did he not reply, 'Your vow is
mine.' Then did she not seek a corner of the court where she might
pray? Radiant spot, where Hannah communed with God! herself a bright
light among the women of that age. There, in bitterness of soul, she
wept before the Lord, and obtained his blessing. She believed that
God would grant her request, as he saw best, and gave back her
expected son to the Lord to be his forever. Here was true faith. She
left all with God; and though, like her Saviour, she prayed the more
earnestly: still her voice was not heard.
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