If you’re a mother, mommy, mama, or mom, let me be the first to say “Happy Mother’s Day”! Also, this post is for you! But…if you’re not a mom, then please continue as well.
As I was reading 1 Samuel 1-2, there were some things that stuck out to me about Samuel’s relationship with his mother. First off, his mother Hannah dedicated Samuel to the Lord as an infant. This meant that Samuel was taken to the temple to be raised as soon as he was weaned from his mother. I can’t even comprehend that emotion, and it’s not just because I’m not a woman!
So what do Samuel and Jesus have in common? Check out these two verses below. The first is 1 Samuel 2:26, and the second is found in Luke 2:52.
“And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with men.”
“And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.”
Woah! Pretty similar, huh?
What is one of the common threads between Samuel and Jesus? They both had mother’s that had dedicated their child’s entire life to the Lord. Both Hannah and Mary knew that even their own children weren’t truly theirs. Their children belonged to the Lord.
