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LECTURE XI.
HISTORY OF RUTH.
Ruth ii. 4. And behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and
said unto the reapers, The Lord be with you. And they
answered him, The Lord bless thee.
LECTURE XII.
Kuth ii. 5, 17.—Then said Boaz unto his servant that was
set over the reapers, Whose damsel is this? And the ser-
vant that was set over the reapers answered and said, It is
the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of.
the country of Moab: and she said, I pray you, let me
glean and gather after the reapers amongst the sheaves:
so she came, and hath continued even from the morning un-
til now, that she tarried a little in the house. Then said
Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go no,
to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide
here fast by my maidens. Let thine eyes be on the field
that they do reap, and go thou after them: have I not char.
ged the young men that they shall not touch thee? And
when thou art athirst, go unto the vessels, and drink of that
which the young men have drawn. Then she fell on her
face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him,
Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest
take knowledge of me, seeing that I am a stranger? And
Boaz answered and said unto her, It bath fully been showed
me all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since the
death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father
and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come
unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore. The
Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee
of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come
to trust. Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight my
lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou
hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not
like unto one of thine handmaidens. And Boaz said unto
her, At meal-time come thou hither, and eat of the bread
and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the
reapers: and he reached her parched corn, and she did eat,
and was sufficed, and left. And when she was risen up to
glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her
glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not; and
let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and
leave them that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.
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So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out that she
had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.
LECTURE XIII.
Ruth ii. 19, 25, and iii. 1.-And her mother-in-law said unto
her, Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and where wrought-
est thou? blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee.
And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had
wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought
to-day is Boaz. And Naomi said unto her daughter-in-
law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his
kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said
unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next
kinsmen. And Ruth, the Moabitess, said, He said unto
me also, Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until
they have ended all my harvest. And Naomi said unto
Ruth her daughter-in-law, It is good, my daughter, that
thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in
any other field. So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz
to glean unto the end of barley harvest, and of wheat har-
vest; and dwelt with her mother-in-law. Then Naomi, her
mother-in-law, said unto her, My daughter, shall I not
seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
LECTURE XIV.
Ruth iv. 13, 17.-So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his
wife: and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her con-
ccption, and she bare a son. And the women said unto
Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this
day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Is-
rael. And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and
a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter-in-law, which
loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath
borne him. And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bo-
som, and became nurse unto it. And the women her
neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to
Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father
of Jesse, the father of David.
LECTURE XV.
HISTORY OF HANNAH THE MOTHER OF
SAMUEL.
1 Sam. i. 1, 8.-Now there was a certain man of Ramath- aim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elka
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nah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu,
the son of Zuph, an Euphrathite: and he had two wives;
the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other
Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no
children. And this man went up out of his city yearly, to
worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh.
And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests
of the Lord, were there. And when the time was that El-
kanah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her
sons and her daughters, portions: but unto Hannah he
gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah; but the Lord
had shut up her womb. And her adversary also provoked
her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up
her womb. And as he did so year by year, when she went
up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; there-
fore she wept, and did not eat. Then said Elkanah her
husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eat-
est thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? Am not I bet-
ter to thee than ten sons?
LECTURE XVI.
HISTORY OF HANNAH.
1 Sam. 9, 18.-So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in
Shiloh, and after they had drank. Now Eli the priest sat
upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord. And she
was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and
wept sore. And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of
Hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine
handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine hand-
maid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a manchild, then I
will give unto him the Lord all the days of his life, and there
shall no razor come upon his head. And it came to pass,
as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli mark-
ed her mouth. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only
her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli
thought she had been drunken. And Eli said unto her, How
long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.
And Hannah answered and said, No, my Lord, I am a wo-
man of a sorrowful spirit: I have drank neither wine nor
strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out
of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken
hitherto. Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and
the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast
asked of him. And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace
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in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and
her countenance was no more sad.
LECTURE XVII.
1 Sam. i. 19, 23.--And they rose up in the morning early,
and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came
to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his
wife; and the Lord remembered her. Wherefore it came
to pass, when the time was come about, after Hannah had
conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samu-
el, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord. And the
man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the
Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. But Hannah went
not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up
until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that
he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever.
And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth
thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the Lord
establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her
son suck until she weaned him.
LECTURE XVIII.
1 Sam. i. 24. 28.--And when she had weaned him, she took
him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of
flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house
of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young. And they
slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. And she
said, O my Lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the wo-
man that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord. For
this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my peti-
tion which I aked of him: therefore also I have lent him to the Lord; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there.
LECTURE XIX.
1 Sam. ii. 1, 10.-And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart
rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord;
my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I re-
joice in thy salvation. There is none holy as the Lord: for
there is none besides thee: neither is there any rock like
our God. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not
arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God
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of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. The bows
of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled
are girded with strength. They that were full have hired
out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceas-
ed: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath
many children is waxed feeble. The Lord killeth, and
maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth
up. The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bring-
eth low, and lifteth up. He raiseth up the poor out of the
dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set
them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne
of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he
hath set the world upon them. He will keep the feet of his
saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by
strength shall no man prevail. The adversaries of the
Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thun-
der upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth;
and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the
horn of his anointed.
LECTURE XX.
i Sam. ii. 18, 21.-But Samuel ministered before the Lord,
being a child, girded with a linen ephod. Moreover his
mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from
year to year, when she came up with her husband, to offer
the yearly sacrifice. And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife,
and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman, for the
loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their
own home. And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she
conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters.
the child Samuel grew before the Lord.
LECTURE XXI.
And
1 Sam. ii. 12, 17, 23, 24.-Now the sons of Eli were sons
of Belial; they knew not the Lord. And the priest's custom
with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice,
the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething,
with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand; and he struck
it into the pan, or kettle, or chaldron, or pot; all that the
flesh-hook brought up, the priest took for himself. So they
did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither. Also
before they burned the fat, the priest's scrvant came, and
said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the
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