As we begin to read the first book of Samuel, Fr. Mike highlights the miraculous birth of Samuel and how Hannah's deep longing for a son never became an idol in her heart. Today's readings are 1 Samuel 1-2 and Psalm 149. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/bibleinayear. Please note: The Bible contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.
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Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Bible in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's voice and live life through the lens of Scripture. The Bible in a Year podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
Using the Great Adventure Bible timeline, we'll read all the way from Genesis to Revelation, discovering how the story of salvation unfolds and how we fit into that story today. It is day 96. We just finished Judges yesterday. We're now starting a new book. The new book is 1 Samuel. Actually, you might remember this from yesterday or the day before.
Can't even remember when I said it, but we only have three days of 1 Samuel. We'll be reading 1 Samuel 1 and 2 today, and then 3 and 5 tomorrow, then 6 through 8 the next day. But after that, in just four short days from today, or I guess three days, I don't know how to count, we are starting the Gospel of John, and we're going to be reading
through the gospel of john in seven days which i am just absolutely i'm pretty stoked about that if i can use the word stoked i will because i'm pretty stoked about that but today as i said it's day 96 we're reading first samuel chapter 1 and chapter 2 we're praying psalm 149 as always i'm using the revised standard version second catholic edition i'm reading the great adventure bible from ascension if you want to download your own bible in your reading plan
If you haven't yet, you can visit ascensionpress.com slash Bible in a year. You can also subscribe in your podcast app to receive daily episodes. Today, just three chapters, which is a nice little break from the last couple of days where we've been going through heavily and quickly through Joshua and through Judges.
But today, here we are, 1 Samuel chapter 1 and chapter 2, and then praying Psalm 149. The first book of Samuel, chapter one. Samuel's birth and dedication. There was a certain man of Ramathizophim, of the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuth, an Ephraimite. He had two wives.
The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other was Penina. And Penina had children, but Hannah had no children. Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the Lord of hosts at Shiloh, where the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests of the Lord.
On the day when Elkanah sacrificed, he would give portions to Penina his wife and to all her sons and daughters, but And although he loved Hannah, he would give Hannah only one portion, because the Lord had closed her womb. And her rival used to provoke her sorely to irritate her, because the Lord had closed her womb.
So it went on year by year, as often as she went up to the house of the Lord, she used to provoke her. Therefore Hannah wept and would not eat. And Elkanah her husband said to her, Hannah, why do you weep? And why do you not eat? And why is your heart sad? Am I not more to you than ten sons? After they had eaten and drunk in Shiloh, Hannah rose.
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