Who: Hannah
"my heart exults in the LORD; my horn is exalted by my GOD." (1 Samuel 2: 1)
Speak Boastfully no longer, do not let arrogance issue from your mouths*
The bows of the mighty are broken, while the tottering gird on strength.(1 Samuel 2: 3-4)
The Lord puts to death and gives life, casts down to Sheol and brings up again(1 Samuel 2: 6)
The LORD makes poor and makes rich, humbles, and also exalts. He raises the needy from the dust; from the as heap lifts up the poor, To seat them with nobles and makes their glorious throne their heritage "For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's and he has set the world upon them (1 Samuel 2: 7-8)
He guards the footsteps of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall perish in the darkness; for not by strength does one prevail
The LORD'S foes shall be shattered; the Most High in heaven thunders; the LORD judges the ends of the earth. May he give strength to this king, and exalt the horn of his anointed!"
(1 Samuel 2: 9-10)
When Elkanah returned home to Ramah, the child remained in the service of the LORD under the priest Eli. (1 Samuel 2: 11)
What do these definitions mean:
Horn: "means a salvation of strength, or a strong Saviour"(Orr, Johnson)
Exalts: "to lift up," "to be or become high." (Orr, Johnson)
Speak Boastfully no longer, do not let arrogance issue from your mouths*
Sheol: the invisible world of departed souls(Salem Blog)
Pillar: a person or thing regarded as reliably providing essential support for something.(Google Definition)
My Interpretation: God lets people overcome obstacles, if you shall seek you shall find and when you go through GOD all things are possible. When Elkanah asked God to let her have a baby so that she feels no more hurt and toil from Peninnah God made her dreams come true.
With God Elkanah overcame the hurt of Peninnah's boasting and her horn was exulted. When people boast about a sensitive topic such as not being able to have babies it not only makes the boaster person look like a fool, but it hurts the victim on a deeper level.
Imagine yourself in her situation and someone is boasting about accomplishing one of your dreams and telling you that you'll never achieve it. Don't believe them, there's hope, there's beauty in the LORD and salvation with hard work, effort, and prayer. The only question is what will sacrifice to get there. Elkanah sacrificed her baby to GOD in passage 1 Samuel 2:11, now what will you give up? Will it be playing games, will it be not going to that party on Saturday to work on your goal. Arnold, although not a perfect person by any means, said we have 24 Hours a day, we sleep 6 hours a day, that leaves us with 18 hours, we work 8-10 hours. What do we do with those 8 hours and keep looking at your goal and if you get down, get up and dust yourself off.
Wickedness of Eli's Sons
Who:Sons of Eli(wicked); Priests' servant (fork)
Where: Shiloh (they treated all the Isrealites who came to the sanctuary at Shiloh this way) (1 Samuel 2: 14)
What: They had no respect for the LORD nor for the priests' duties toward the people
Priest would only allow there to be sacrifice of raw meat, and wouldn't accept boiled meat. The priest's servant would stick a three-pronged fork in a boiling pot and whatever the food would be the priest's.
Why: Why were the sons of Eli wicked? because they would give disdain to the offerings of The LORD which was a sin. They would protest " No, give it to me now, or else I will take it by force." (1 Samuel 2: 16 - 17)
http://www.womeninthescriptures.com/2010/10/hannahs-birth-story-my-horn-is-exalted.html
Sources:
Johnson, Orr, M.A., D.D. "Horn." Bible Study Tools. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 1915. Web. 2 Dec. 2016.
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'EXALT'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.
"1 Samuel 2 Bible Commentary." Christianity. Salem Blog Network, 2016. Web. 2 Dec. 2016.
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