As for Hannah, she was speaking in her heart, only her lips were moving, but her voice was not heard. So Eli thought she was drunk.I can certainly sympathize with Hannah at this point. It's not often that I come to a point where I am truly crying out to God, but when I do, it often looks odd. I remember one time it happened several years ago, in an outside worship service at night, and several people thought I'd fallen asleep.
However, I can also understand Eli's reaction. I've seen people do a lot of things in church services which I consider disrespecful of God. It sill irritates me to this day when someone just gets up and walks out, then comes back in a few minutes later after having gotten coffee or some such. I've had to restrain myself from rebuking friends who do this. If I get that irritated at a coffee run, how much more angry would the high priest get at someone being drunk while at the tabernacle?
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