COMMENTARY

Old Testament: 1 Samuel 1:4-20
Elkanah had two wives. Hannah was barren and was ridiculed by the second wife, Peninnah. When the family went to Shiloh to worship, Hannah slipped away to pray. She prayed so intensely with tears for a son that the high priest, Eli, accused her of being drunk. In her prayer she promised God that if he gave her a son, she would dedicate him to the Lord. In due time she had a son and named him Samuel.

Epistle: Hebrews 10:11-14 (15-18), 19-25
This one supreme sacrifice of Christ removes the necessity of repeated sacrifices of animals. These repeated sacrifices cannot remove sin. Jesus' one sacrifice perfected the faithful. After the perfect offering, Jesus is seated now at God's right hand waiting for all evil forces to be subjected to him. This on…