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The tabernacle was where the people of Israel worshipped God. This had been at Shiloh in Ephraim since Israel’s entry into the land.

The record of 1 Samuel begins by describing a common scenario in the purpose of God where a barren wife, in this case Hannah, suffers through having no children, but again God intervenes and she has a son. Hannah’s predicament portrays the situation in which the wicked prosper and persecute the righteous. The righteous are represented by the barren woman who cries to the LORD in her distress and is heard, God then intervenes to provide a son to deliver the faithful. This points forward to Jesus, deliverer of Israel, who was born as a result of God’s direct intervention. The saints are also represented as the children of the barren woman and are called upon to rejoice Galatians 4:27.Galatians 4:27XWaiting for response Hannah herself greatly rejoiced and sang in joy, not only at the birth of her son, but also at the future prospect which her deliverance portrayed 1 Samuel 2:1-101 Samuel 2:1-10XWaiting for response

Samuel means “asked of God”.