Tafsiran yang Mengutip untuk 1 Samuel 2:1

From slavery to freedom, from despair to joy, from mourning to celebration, from darkness to brilliant light, and from subjugation to redemption: A principle of Midrashic interpretation is that when we can identify similar numbers we should assume that they are connected to one another. For instance, the four cups of wine are connected to the four terms of redemption in Exodus, Chapter 6, and the seven blessings in the Sabbath Amidah are connected with the seven expressions mentioning the voice of God in Psalm 29. The five expressions of redemption in Exodus, suggests Rabbi Epstein, are connected with the five attributes which made Israel worthy of redemption mentioned in the Midrash. Israel was worthy of redemption because they maintained their own (1) Jewish names, (2) they continued to speak their own native language, (3)they dressed in their own distinctive dress, (4)they did not publicly slander one another or inform on one another to the Egyptians and (5) because they would eventually accept the Torah freely.

And the mother of many: She said this about Peninah. They said that when Channah bore [a child], two of Peninah's children would die. And in the homiletical teachings: "While the barren woman bears seven" - Shmuel is the numerical equivalent (gematria) of the number seven (sheva, when it is spelled out). And it is likely to say that Channah said this about the Community of Israel, and all of the song is also about the Community of Israel. And that is why it began with the wording (I Samuel 2:1), "And Channah prayed." As the expression, prayer usually relates to future matters and [only] rarely to what has passed. And she said this with the spirit of prophecy and that is why it was placed in Scripture among the Prophets. For it is all a future prophecy about the troubles of Israel and their salvations, like the translator, Yonatan ben Uzziel, translated. And he said well, and it fits for those that have understanding. But our opinion about this verse and about this whole song is that Channah said that all the matters of the world and the needs of people are dependent on the hands of the Creator, may He blessed, and on His will; and that He supervises the generalities and the specifics and does with them according to His will. And even if it appears to people that He will do something that is not like their will and their desire, they should pray to Him with all their soul, like I did myself. And He will grant them their request and their desire in anything that is their desire and their need. For His providence is upon the earthly ones just like it is on the celestial ones, as she said at the end (II Samuel 2:8), "For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's; He has set the world upon them." And she said that if Israel will be in distress and in exile under the idolaters, who are compared to a woman that has given birth to many children and she lords it over them and is happy and glorifies herself over them at all times when the woman with many children is victorious to distress and cause evil to the barren woman - and that is the Community of Israel, who is compared to the barren woman, since she gives birth to few children, as it appears in Isaiah (54:1), "Rejoice, barren one who has not given birth," and there are many [examples] like this, even though she has a few children - there will still be a time that this barren one will also be the mother of many. [This will be] at the time that they return to God with all their hearts and pray to Him in their exile and their distress. And then the one that was the mother of many will be forlorn, the explantion of which is cut off and ceasing to give birth and to be successful. And those whom she bore will be cut off and lost. And this teaches about the coming of our Messiah, and the matter of the salvation of Israel when we return to our land, speedily in our days; and about the death of those who convene with Gog and Magog, since there will be a big ruckus with them. But the good among Israel will be saved. And about this did she say (II Samuel 2:9), "He guards the steps of His faithful." And all the content follows in this way; and from here, I have opened the way for you and [now] you can understand [it] on your own.