By Apostle Aje Pelser

Preached at Harvester Reformational Church, Cape Town

As I was reading about Hannah who was barren petitioning God for a son that she would dedicate to his service, something opened up for me about this move of God.

Hannah was loved by her husband and given a double portion (See Job’s mockers and how God gave him a double portion of what he lost.) Yet Hannah was barren and her counterpart Peninnah mocked, provoked and vexed her so much that it made her life miserable.

Trigger Scripture

1Sa 1:4 And whenever the time came for Elkanah to make an offering, he would give portions to Peninnah his wife and to all her sons and daughters.

1Sa 1:5 But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the LORD had closed her womb.

1Sa 1:6 And her rival also provoked her severely, to make her miserable, because the LORD had closed her womb.

Source Code of Mockery and Vindication

Elkanah means: “God has possessed” or “God has created” H511BDB Definition:

Elkannah’s father Jehoram’s name means: “showing pity” H3395 BDB Definition:

Penninah means: “Jewel” H6444 BDB Definition:

Hannah means ‘grace.’ (H2584 BDB Definition.) the mother of Samuel, one of the wives of Elkanah

The Lord’s name means: “the existing One”H3068 BDB Definition. The proper name of the one true God

Eli was the high priest and he had two sons Hophni and Phiniehas

The Ark of the Covenant bearing the Lord’s presence was also there – at Shiloh which means place of rest. H7887 BDB Definition:

Shiloh = “place of rest” a city in Ephraim and temporary home of the Ark of the Covenant and the Tabernacle, the place where Samuel grew up

Eli = “ascension” H5941 BDB Definition

Hophni = “pugilist” H2652 BDB Definition

1) one of the two sons of Eli who were priests at Shiloh and were noted for their brutality and lust; their sinfulness provoked a curse against their father’s house and were judged by the Lord when they took the ark into battle; the ark was lost and both brothers were killed and Eli died when he heard the news

Phinehas = “mouth of brass” H6372 BDB Definition:

1) son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron; his zealousness for the Lord averted a plague on Israel and gained him the promise of the Lord of an everlasting priesthood in his family

2) a priest and the son of the priest Eli

Samuel: heard of God; Strong’s H8050

From the passive participle of H8085 and H410; heard of God; Shemuel, the name of three Israelites: – Samuel, Shemuel.

Summary of meanings:

What we learn from this episode of mocking in Hannah’s life:

Grace (Hannah: grace) from the Lord (Jehovah: the Existing One) is only obtained in the face of a vexing jewel (Adversary: Penninah: jewel) that seems unobtainable.

You obtain grace in the face of mockery in a place of rest (Shiloh: Rest) when you ascend God’s Mountain (Eli: Ascension) where the high priest hears your petitions – (Eli in the OT and Jesus in the NT)

The answer you seek is right there – God will show pity (Jehoram: pity) to your cause and God will possess you and create what you need within you. (Elkannah: “God has possessed” or “God has created”)

Then God will honour your diligence and petitions and bring about a change of guard in His kingdom.

That which constantly mouths off like brass (Phineas: mouth of brass) against you and beats you from every side (Hophni: pugiglist – boxer) will be removed from office and God will hear you (Samuel: Heard from God) and take what is birthed from you and raise a new standard in the Tabernacle making way for a blessed future of a nation with King David and later the King of Kings Jesus.

Mockery will come when you Preach about the Kingdom of Heaven

Mat 10:7 And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’

Mat 10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.

Mat 10:9 Provide neither gold nor silver nor copper in your money belts,

Mat 10:10 nor bag for your journey, nor