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<p>Channah's song contains prophetic material relating to the nation as a whole.  This approach subdivides regarding the time period to which the song refers:</p> | <p>Channah's song contains prophetic material relating to the nation as a whole.  This approach subdivides regarding the time period to which the song refers:</p> | ||
<opinion>Distant Future | <opinion>Distant Future | ||
| − | <p>The | + | <p>The prayer relates to events throughout the nation's history from the defeat of the Philistines by the hand of Shemuel until the time of Mashiach.</p> |
<mekorot>Targum Yonatan</mekorot> | <mekorot>Targum Yonatan</mekorot> | ||
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<opinion>Close Future | <opinion>Close Future | ||
| + | <p>The entire song focuses on the time period of Shemuel, weaving present events with future actions to be done by the prophet.</p> | ||
<mekorot><multilink><a href="RalbagShemuelI2-1-10" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagShemuelI2-1-10" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 2:1-10</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink></mekorot> | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RalbagShemuelI2-1-10" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagShemuelI2-1-10" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 2:1-10</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink></mekorot> | ||
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Version as of 00:12, 23 September 2016
Channah's Prayer
Exegetical Approaches
Personal Praise
Channah's prayer is a song of praise to Hashem for granting her request for a child. It revolves around her previous travails as a barren woman and her present happiness in the birth of her son.
Historical Prophecy
Channah's song contains prophetic material relating to the nation as a whole. This approach subdivides regarding the time period to which the song refers:
Distant Future
The prayer relates to events throughout the nation's history from the defeat of the Philistines by the hand of Shemuel until the time of Mashiach.
Close Future
The entire song focuses on the time period of Shemuel, weaving present events with future actions to be done by the prophet.
National Request
Channah's prayer relates not to her personal life but to the fate of the nation. It focuses on the themes of dominion and kingship as a segue into her request that Hashem appoint an appropriate leader for the nation.
