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Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich: He brings low, he also lifts up.
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God's Sovereign Control
All commentators agree that this verse is a powerful declaration of God's absolute sovereignty. Hannah rejoices that God, not luck or human effort alone, ultimately controls our financial status and social standing. As Charles Spurgeon notes, Hannah had a 'clear view of the sovereignty of God,' seeing His hand overruling all mortal things. This truth provides a foundation for trusting God in every circumstance.
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19th Century
Baptist
There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let n…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord makes poor, and makes rich Which is true in a natural sense of the same persons, as might be exemplified in…
Presbyterian
Hannah's heart rejoiced, not in Samuel, but in the Lord. She looks beyond the gift, and praises the Giver. She rejoiced in the salvation of the Lor…
