The Flood Recedes

8 But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and livestock with him in the boat. He sent a wind to blow across the earth, and the floodwaters began to recede.

Samuel’s Birth and Dedication

¹⁹ The entire family got up early the next morning and went to worship the Lord once more. Then they returned home to Ramah. When Elkanah slept with Hannah, the Lord remembered her plea,

²² Then God remembered Rachel’s plight and answered her prayers by enabling her to have children.

²⁹ But God had listened to Abraham’s request and kept Lot safe, removing him from the disaster that engulfed the cities on the plain.

²⁴ God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

²¹ Then Moses raised his hand over the sea, and the Lord opened up a path through the water with a strong east wind. The wind blew all that night, turning the seabed into dry land.

²² Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and to guard the gates in order to preserve the holiness of the Sabbath.