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1 Samuel 1:5
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But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.
About 1 Samuel 1:5
1 Samuel 1:5 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Barrenness in the Bible and Childlessness in the Bible. Found in the history of 1 Samuel, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Genesis 25:21
“And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.”
- Psalms 113:9
“He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord. ”
- Luke 1:7
“And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.”
- Genesis 30:22
“And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.”
- Isaiah 54:1
“Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord.”
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How to Apply 1 Samuel 1:5
Meditate on 1 Samuel 1:5 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Barrenness in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.