Although God does not call all women to be married, according to 1st Corinthians 7, he gives

some the gift of singleness, and although there are times when for God's own purposes, he makes

a woman barren or a husband so that no child can be born.

It is still the norm.

It is still the gift of God, his best gift to women to give them a child.

Children are, after all, an inheritance from the Lord.

Welcome to Grace to You, the Bible teaching ministry of John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

Hannah was barren, but faithful to God, and ultimately God blessed her faith with a son, and that son, whom she named Samuel, would grow up to be one of the great heroes of the

faith. Yet even more amazing is the fact that Hannah gave up the day-to-day responsibilities of

raising Samuel. How then is she considered one of the great biblical examples

of motherhood? As Mother's Day approaches, dive into Hannah's story here on Grace to You.

John MacArthur is going to show you lessons from her life that every woman, not just moms,

but every woman, can apply to her own life. The title of John's study, God's design for a successful woman.

And now with today's lesson, here's John.

It is fitting that we take another look at what God intends motherhood to be.

The highest calling a woman will ever know.

But when the Bible details the honor due to a mother,

no more detail is given to anyone beyond

Hannah.

We meet her in 1 Samuel 1.

Hannah, her name speaks of her beauty.

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