a. As she continued praying: This is literally, “as she multiplied to pray.” We only have recorded a bare summary of Hannah’s prayer.
b. Now Hannah spoke in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: It is often good to pray aloud because it can help us to better focus our thoughts. Yet this passage shows that prevailing prayer doesn’t need to be vocal. Effective prayer can be silent and in the heart.
c. How long will you be drunk? Eli misunderstood Hannah, but the fact that he suspected that she was drunk shows that it may not have been unusual for people to become drunk at the “fellowship meals” with the LORD at the tabernacle. The fact that Eli suspected Hannah of drunkenness doesn’t speak well for what went on around the tabernacle.
“The fact that Eli supposed her to be drunken, and the other of the conduct of Eli’s sons already mentioned, prove that religion was at this time at a very low ebb in Shiloh; for it seems drunken women did come to the place, and lewd women were to be found there.” (Clarke)
Drunk, Drunken, Drunkenness!
Recently in the news an actor was removed from an airplane flight because he refused to sit next to a passenger that was wearing a mask. He said he was drinking but wasn’t drunk and in his social media post, he repeated this comment, I was drinking but I wasn’t drunk.
I wasn’t there but….. I suspect he was removed because he was belligerent and they thought he was drunk.
After reading the article I thought he needed a 12 Step program like the Life Recovery Bible and Jesus!
”Wine is a mocker, Strong drink is a brawler, And whoever is led astray by it is not wise.“ Proverbs 20:1 NKJV
”Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.“ Ephesians 5:18 BSB
The Bible is clear on this subject and I’ve been guilty of this sin in my past!
Have you?
Blessings
Life Recovery Bible Introduction
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