Monite 4 Fepueli
2019
1 SAMIUELA 1-2 (1 SAMUEL 1-2)
VEESI
LAULOTO:
1 SAMIUELA 16:7
Ka
ka folofola ‘a e ‘Eiki kia Sāmiuela, ‘Oua na‘a tokanga‘i hono fōtunga, pe ko
hono mā‘olunga; he kuo u li‘aki ia: he tala‘ehai ko e fai ki he sio ‘a e
tangata; he ‘oku sio ‘a e tangata ki he mata, ka ‘oku sio ‘a e ‘Eiki ki he
loto.
MEMORY
VERSES:
1 SAMUEL 16:7
But
the Lord said to Samuel, "Do not look on his appearance or on the height
of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees:
man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
‘I he
taimi ‘o e kau fakamaau, na’e a’u ‘a ‘Isileli ki he tu’unga ma’olalo ‘aupito
fakalaumalie. Na’e faikovi ‘aupito ‘a e
kau taula’eiki, ‘o ha ia ‘i he to’onga ‘a e ongo foha ‘o ‘Ilai. Pea na’e tafoki ‘a e tokolahi mei he tui
totonu ‘o ‘enau fanga kui. Ka neongo ‘a
e tu’unga ko eni, ‘oku ha ‘ia 1 Samiuela ‘o mahino na’e ‘i ai pe ‘a e falukunga
kakai ‘i ‘Isileli na’a nau fai tōnunga ki he ngaahi tu’utu’uni ‘a e ‘Otua. ‘I he tohi ‘a 1 Samiuela 1 – 2, ‘oku ha ai ‘a
e lotu ‘a ‘Ana, ko ha fefine na’a ne vivili ki he ‘Otuá ko ‘ene fiema’u ha’ane tama. Na’e kole ‘e ‘Ana ki he ‘Otua ke foaki mai
ha’ane tama, pea te ne toe momoi ia ki he ‘Otua ke fakahaa’i ‘ene tukupa. Na’e tali lotu ‘a e ‘Otua kia ‘Ana. Na’a ne fanau’i ‘a Samiuela pea na’a ne momoi
ia ki he ‘Otua ke ngaue ‘i he Temipale ‘o hange ko ‘ene palomesi. Ko Samiuela ko e fakamaau fakamuimui taha ia
‘o ‘Isileli, pea ‘oku a’u mai ki he ‘aho ni, na’e hoko ‘a ‘ene fa’eé ko e
fakatātā ia ‘o e mo’ui li‘oa mo e mo’ui feilaulau ‘oku hoifua ki ai ‘a e
‘Otuá ke hā mei he’ene kakai.
During the
time of the judges, Israel reached a spiritual low point. The priesthood was
corrupt, as the behavior of Eli's sons reveals, and many people turned away
from the faith of their forefathers. However, from the beginning of 1 Samuel,
it becomes evident that a remnant of faithful Israelites still remained. First
Samuel 1-2 describes the fervent prayers of Hannah, a faithful woman who was
desperate for a child. Hannah pleaded with God to give her a son whom, in
return, she would give back to God in commitment to His service. God answered
Hannah's prayer. She gave birth to Samuel, who was dedicated to God for a
lifetime of service as she promised.
Samuel was the last judge of Israel, and to this
day his mother is an example of the self-sacrificial nature God expects from
His children
