Barren often describes emptiness, desolation, loneliness, and bleakness. Yet, the word also depicts how God uses what the world may consider worthless to bring value to others. In this tale of two wives, we find Hannah, the long-suffering loving wife of Elkanah. They loved each other beyond measure and were devoted to God and his temple in Shiloh. However, after being married for ten years with no children, Elkanah decided that he must take another...