1. The birth of Samuel (19-23)

The Lord blessed Hannah and gave her a son. Hannah named him Samuel ("heard by God"), because the Lord heard her prayer. She remembered the Lord and her promise to him. She sought the Lord and saw his face in times of struggle and in times of blessing. She cared for the boy as God's own, and vowed to present him to the Lord.

2. Hannah gives Samuel to the Lord (24-28)

As soon as the child was weaned she took him back to the house of the Lord. She prepared an offering sacrifice as prescribed in the Law, but essentially she offered Samuel for the work of the Lord. The Lord kept his promise, and now Hannah kept hers. This is the worship of the Lord.