The Lord Answered Him

1 Samuel 7:9-10 – Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. He cried out to the Lord on Israel’s behalf, and the Lord answered him. While Samuel was sacrificing the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to engage Israel in battle. But that day the Lord thundered with loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic that they were routed before the Israelites.

Exodus 32:11 – But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God. “Lord,” he said, “why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?

Deuteronomy 9:19 – I feared the anger and wrath of the Lord, for he was angry enough with you to destroy you. But again the Lord listened to me.

1 Samuel 2:9-10 – He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness. “It is not by strength that one prevails; those who oppose the Lord will be broken. The Most High will thunder from heaven; the Lord will judge the ends of the earth. “He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed.”

Application:

• ·         Using God’s own words, Moses appeals to God’s special relationship to Israel, then to God’s need to vindicate His name in the eyes of the Egyptians, and finally to the great patriarchal promises.
• ·         Moses’ intercessory prayer ranks among the great prayers for Israel’s national survival
• ·         The Lord had promised to be the protector of His people when they were obedient to their covenant obligations.
• ·         Ultimately Hannah’s expectation finds fulfillment in Christ and His complete triumph over the enemies of God.

All Scripture verses taken from NIV