when Israel was in the pits of degradation. By bringing the people back to God he restored their national pride, power and purpose. While the conditions in the period of the Judges continued to deteriorate, God was preparing to write the next chapter in the thrilling story of redemption. In the sinful darkness of those days God found a godly woman through whom he would bring a great reformer into the world. ) Elkanah was a Levite
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