Who Was Hannah's Son? Samuel, Asked of Yahweh
Hannah's son was Samuel, born after Yahweh remembered her, and she named him with the explanation that she had asked him of Yahweh. The verse presents the birth as God's answer to prayer, not as a human achievement.
How to plan an Advent sermon series from one Bible book: A Biblical Guide
A four-week Advent series holds together when the units come from the book's own scenes, not from four seasonal moods. Luke 1 shows how: the promise to Zechariah, the promise to Mary, and the songs that answer each.