1 Samuel 2:10

“The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces, etc.] Or Jehovah, Father, Son, and Spirit, “shall break in pieces those that contend with him”; with the Lord, or with his people, or with Samuel particularly; for this may be considered as a prophecy of Hannah concerning her son, what God would do for him against his enemies, that should rise up, contend, and fight with him, as the Philistines; of whom Ben Gersom interprets it, whom the Lord discomfited and broke to pieces; see the literal fulfilment of this prophecy in (<090701>1 Samuel 7:1-17) in a spiritual sense all wicked men are the enemies of God, and of his people, and sooner or later shall be broken to pieces. Some, in a good…”

“the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth . . . exalt the horn of his anointed--This is the first place in Scripture where the word "anointed," or Messiah, occurs; and as there was no king in Israel at the time, it seems the best interpretation to refer it to Christ. There is, indeed, a remarkable resemblance between the song of Hannah and that of Mary (Luk 1:46).”

“He shall give strength ... - This is a most remarkable passage, containing a clear and distinct prophecy of the Kingdom and glory of the Christ of God. (Compare Luke 1:69-70). return to 'Top of Page'”

“Exalt - Increase, or advance the strength. Of his anointed - Of his king. This may respect Christ, the singular anointed one of God, and the special king of his people. In this sense also, the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth: David's victories and dominions reached far. But God will give to the Son of David, the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession. And he will give strength unto his king, for the accomplishing his great undertaking, and exalt the horn, of the power and honour of his anointed, till he hath put all his enemies under his feet. 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 2:11”

“2:10 The king was to fulfill the descriptions of 2:4-9 by using his God-given power to care for the oppressed, the hungry, and the barren (see Ps 72:1-4, 12-14; Prov 31:8-9). • he increases the strength: See study note on 1 Sam 2:1. • anointed one (Hebrew mashiakh): This climax to Hannah’s prayer is prophetic both of Israel’s anointed kings and of God’s supreme Anointed King—the Messiah, Jesus Christ (see 12:3-5; 24:6, 10; Ps 132:17; Dan 9:25-26).”

“adversaries: Exo 15:6; Jdg 5:31; Psa 2:9, Psa 21:8, Psa 21:9, Psa 68:1, Psa 68:2, Psa 92:9; Luk 19:27 out of heaven: The LXX insert, "Let not the wise glory in his wisdom, nor the strong glory in his strength, nor the rich glory in his riches; but let him who glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth the Lord, and executeth judgment and righteousness in the midst of the earth." he thunder: Sa1 7:10, Sa1 12:18; Job 40:9; Psa 18:13, Psa 18:14 judge: Psa 50:1-6, Psa 96:13, Psa 98:9; Ecc 11:9, Ecc 12:14; Mat 25:31, Mat 25:32; Joh 5:21, Joh 5:22; Rom 14:10-12; Co2 5:10; Rev 20:11-15 he shall: Sa1 12:13, Sa1 15:28, Sa1 16:1; Sa2 7:8, Sa2 7:13; Psa 2:6, Psa 21:1, Psa 21:7; Isa 32:1,…”