ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

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