Part 2
I am sad to leave the story of Hannah. She is someone I would have like to hang out with. I have been told not everything is about God many times or you need to stop reading that Bible. God has placed some Hannah's in my life since I was a child and I am thankful for that.
The few pages we have of this special woman , we know she was all about God. The women up to now have all had very different personalities. I am going to have say Hannah is my favorite. While we will not see her name again , we will see her love for God in her son.
We can see her wisdom given by the Lord in her song and life.
Eli the Priest that thought Hannah was drunk can be found in the words of Jesus. Matthew 12;48But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!50For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Eli's son's where just evil and what makes it worse is they served in the House of the Lord. We read stories every year of evil serving in the House of the Lord , people have not changed. I have always been amazed how comfortable people can get just because someone serves in the House of the Lord and then surprised when some evil is revealed. The Holy Spirit helps us now and we should know of spirits like Eli's sons in the House and out.

Verse 22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard everything his sons did to all Israel, and how they lay with the women who assembled at the door of the tabernacle of meeting. 23 So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. 24 No, my sons! For it is not a good report that I hear. You make the Lord's people transgress. 25 If one man sins against another, God will judge him. But if a man sins against the Lord, who will intercede for him?” Nevertheless they did not heed the voice of their father, because the Lord desired to kill them.
27 Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says the Lord : ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
A man of God, it is interesting no name is mentioned , the last time no name was mentioned was when the Lord sent an Angel to Sampson's mother. Men of God where hard to find at this time but God knew where they where...
34Now this shall be a sign to you that will come upon your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die, both of them. 35 Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in My heart and in My mind. I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before My anointed forever.

Everything is about God...

Now read Hannah's song again. God just raised up a man who will do according to what is in God's heart and what is on God's mind , what wonderful words those are . Longing for what is in God's heart and in His mind, is what we should live for.
To be Hannah or Samuel is why we breathe today, but the world gets in the way and always has.

God used women that did according to His heart and His mind , He will on the pages to come and until the return of Jesus. This pattern will continue and God will use Who He chooses , He is the only seminary that needs attending. In verses 18 But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod. 19Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

A little coat , I love Hannah...
We have taken God out of the raising and teaching and made man made rules, where I am sure the little Samuels have not been allowed for a long time!!! Then we wonder why we are mess.