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Hannah grace or gracious in our text to day was in such a situation.
She was married to a man called Elkanah Acquired by God , who despite his profession of love to Hannah still had another woman, Peninnah Pearl to warm his bed. To make matters worse Hannah was barren while her adversary had children Have you ever been in a situation where it looks like everything is just going wrong for you An adversary is an opponent, one who stands in your way of progress, hinders you, resist you.
Remember Peninnah means pearl and from my understanding of english language pearl is supposed to be beautiful. It is used to decorate or adorn women to enhance their beauty. Are there not things in your life that are supposed to add colour to your life but have now turned to an adversary?? Are there not people who from afar look so wonderful to you but when you get close you find out they are not so so beautiful on the inside.
How my heart yearns within me! Log in or Sign up. Near-death experiences provide convincing answers. So does mean what you have suggested but you should not change the expression. The writing is poor "beaten to the punch" is an expression that started in , and "and so it came to pass" died out well before then. Word Studies of the Book of Mormon.
Have you had a wonderful wedding only to return to the court later to file for divorce?? How do I deal with this pearl that has turn to a shackle.
Bible says Hannah wept sore Everytime children are born it reminds Hannah of her own deficiency Hannah refused to eat.. Even Elkanah could not comfort Hannah.. People say when the desirable is unavailable then the available becomes the desirable Hannah wept before Elkanah but when she discovered that her help cannot come from Elkanah she went to the Source.
For how long will you let man see your tears? The best you can get from them is sympathy.
Take your tears to the one who is able to help you. So much was her anguish that even the man of God thought she was drunk. It was bright and sunny when God told Noah to build the ark and tell people that He will destroy the earth with flood in 7days Flood lasted for 40 days. Eliezer had a very important assignment- find a wife for Isaac!
So does mean what you have suggested but you should not change the expression. The writing is poor "beaten to the punch" is an expression that started in , and "and so it came to pass" died out well before then. PaulQ , Jan 2, Thank you, PaulQ, for another so very kind answer from you. Without disagreeing with the above, "so" is similar to "thus", which would depend on what is said in sentences come before "And so it came to pass".
In any case I totally agree with the other posts that counsel against paraphrasing. Indeed, the whole nice stylistic contrast between the grand archaic phrase and the modern street-life "beaten to the punch" would then be lost. MirandaEscobedo , Jan 2, Was I being pretentious? The wiki on Zelazny has a nice summary - and it explains why park has asked so many questions - of the "mixed" style he used.
JulianStuart , Jan 2, That explains a lot. You must log in or sign up to reply here. Share This Page Tweet. Your name or email address: Do you already have an account?
Mark Twain once joked that if Joseph Smith had left out the many instances of “ and it came to pass” from the Book of Mormon, the book would have been only a . For instance, in 1 Kings , the King James version says, “And it came to pass after many days that the word of the Lord came to Elijah ” Bible Gateway.