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Hannah<00:13:47.789><c> also</c><00:13:48.970><c> suffered</c><00:13:49.309><c> extreme</c><00:13:49.990><c> sorrow</c><00:13:50.809><c> due</c><00:13:51.509><c> to</c><00:13:51.789><c> her</c><00:13:52.289><c> infidelity.</c>

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A<00:13:54.690><c> woman</c><00:13:55.090><c> of</c><00:13:55.370><c> true</c><00:13:55.649><c> faith</c><00:13:55.970><c> in</c><00:13:56.210><c> God,</c><00:13:58.230><c> Hannah</c><00:13:58.370><c> prayed</c><00:13:58.929><c> fervently</c>

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She<00:14:05.669><c> desired</c><00:14:06.210><c> so</c><00:14:06.809><c> strongly</c><00:14:07.509><c> to</c><00:14:07.769><c> become</c><00:14:08.049><c> a</c><00:14:08.250><c> mother</c><00:14:08.629><c> that</c><00:14:09.730><c> she</c><00:14:10.169><c> promised,</c><00:14:11.509><c> she</c><00:14:11.870><c> promised</c><00:14:12.370><c> that</c><00:14:12.610><c> she</c><00:14:12.789><c> would</c><00:14:13.070><c> dedicate</c><00:14:13.629><c> such</c><00:14:13.929><c> a</c>

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child<00:14:14.649><c> to</c><00:14:15.549><c> God's</c><00:14:16.090><c> service.</c>

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And<00:14:18.809><c> God</c><00:14:19.090><c> answered</c><00:14:19.549><c> Hannah's</c><00:14:20.230><c> prayer,</c><00:14:21.570><c> and</c><00:14:21.870><c> gave</c><00:14:22.070><c> her</c><00:14:22.509><c> a</c><00:14:22.649><c> son</c>

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prophet<00:14:50.789><c> and</c><00:14:51.429><c> a</c><00:14:51.669><c> pivotal</c><00:14:51.970><c> leader</c><00:14:52.529><c> in</c><00:14:53.610><c> the</c><00:14:54.149><c> land</c><00:14:54.389><c> of</c><00:14:54.649><c> ancient</c><00:14:54.929><c> Israel.</c>

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her<00:15:09.509><c> God.</c>

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falling<00:15:46.769><c> on</c><00:15:47.190><c> Israel.</c>

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Elijah<00:16:40.250><c> promised</c><00:16:41.149><c> that</c><00:16:41.950><c> God</c><00:16:42.450><c> would</c><00:16:42.909><c> bless</c><00:16:43.230><c> her</c><00:16:43.549><c> kindness</c><00:16:44.049><c> and</c>

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obedience<00:16:44.850><c> and</c><00:16:45.590><c> sustain</c><00:16:46.169><c> them</c><00:16:46.750><c> through</c><00:16:47.090><c> the</c><00:16:47.309><c> difficult</c><00:16:47.850><c> days</c><00:16:48.309><c> ahead.</c>

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So<00:16:55.309><c> Elijah</c><00:16:56.029><c> prayed</c><00:16:56.929><c> to</c><00:16:57.169><c> God</c><00:16:57.809><c> and</c><00:16:58.789><c> God</c><00:16:59.129><c> raised</c><00:16:59.490><c> the</c><00:16:59.710><c> boy</c><00:16:59.889><c> to</c><00:17:00.129><c> life,</c><00:17:01.649><c> thus</c><00:17:01.870><c> demonstrating</c><00:17:02.570><c> to</c>

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wonderfully<00:17:19.670><c> stated,</c>

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a<00:17:41.789><c> widow,</c><00:17:42.430><c> would</c><00:17:42.710><c> die.</c>

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According<00:17:45.150><c> to</c><00:17:45.529><c> the</c><00:17:45.869><c> physician</c><00:17:46.329><c> Luke,</c><00:17:48.369><c> as</c><00:17:48.829><c> he</c><00:17:49.089><c> was</c><00:17:49.470><c> being</c><00:17:49.890><c> taken</c><00:17:50.250><c> to</c>

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said,<00:17:59.210><c> don't</c><00:17:59.650><c> cry.</c>

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Don't<00:18:16.890><c> cry.</c>

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