THE ERROR OF ELKANAH: When a Good Man’s Love Is Not Enough to Make His Wife Feel Seen

History remembers Elkanah as a good man.But history also remembers Hannah in tears.Somewhere between his unquestionable love and her undeniable pain lies one of the Bible's most overlooked marriage lessons.For generations, Elkanah has been celebrated as the faithful husband who stood by his wife through years of disappointment. He comforted her. He provided for her. He remained loyal. He even asked the question many husbands still ask today: "Am I not better to you than ten sons?"It sounded loving.It was also the wrong question.The Error of Elkanah explores one of the most overlooked truths in marriage: love and understanding are not the same thing. A husband can be deeply committed, genuinely sacrificial, and sincerely affectionate-yet still fail to make his wife feel seen.Drawing from the timeless biblical narrative and placing it alongside the realities of modern relationships, Steve Mutuku uncovers the hidden gap between good intentions and emotional connection. This is not a book about abusive marriages or unfaithful spouses. It is about the marriages that look healthy from the outside while quietly carrying conversations that never happen and needs that never find words.With the insight of a storyteller, the precision of an engineer, and the wisdom of a seasoned marriage mentor, Mutuku reveals why many loving husbands unintentionally solve the wrong problems, why many wives struggle to explain what they are missing, and how couples can move beyond merely loving each other to genuinely understanding one another.Profound, practical, and deeply human, The Error of Elkanah will change the way you read one of Scripture's most familiar stories-and perhaps the way you understand your own marriage.Because sometimes the greatest threat to a relationship is not the absence of love.It is the presence of love that never truly learns to see.