Wednesday – History

Reading – 1 Samuel 1-2

Highlight Verses:

“As she was praying to the Lord, Eli watched her. Seeing her lips moving but hearing no sound, he thought she had been drinking.”
‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭1‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

I’ve never been mistaken as being drunk (that I know of). But I’ve been misunderstood.

I’ve been friend-zoned by someone who I never thought of as anything more than a friend.

I’ve had people think I was angry when I was just concerned.

And I’ve misunderstood others, sometimes to embarrassing lengths.

Never as bad as this…

During World War II, when the Japanese ambassador was asked if they would surrender, he replied with a word that basically meant, “no comment – pending discussion”. It was mistranslated, “we are treating your message with contempt.” At that, President Truman assumed the only way to change their minds was to drop atomic bombs.

I pray I never get involved in such a bad misunderstanding.

Eli and Hannah’s misunderstanding was minor in comparison.

And they showed us how to deal with misunderstandings.

Hannah respectfully presented the truth, and Eli was open to hearing it.

Sounds like a good example to follow.

What’s the worst misunderstanding one have been involved in?
How was it resolved?