"And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down."
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4. SAMUEL'S CALL AND PROPHETIC MINISTRY
CHAPTER 3
_ 1. Samuel's call (1 Samuel 3:1)_
2. The message from Jehovah (1 Samuel 3:10)
3. Samuel the prophet (1 Samuel 3:19)
After the priesthood had so c...
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1 SAMUEL 3:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 4:1 A... ALL ISRAEL. ANOTHER SECTION OF THE
LIFE OF SAMUEL (see above, p. 273).
1 SAMUEL 3:1. CALL OF SAMUEL.
1 Samuel 3:1. child: _na-' ar,_ anything from a baby to a man...
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1 Samuel 3:1-10. The Call of Samuel
1. _the child Samuel_ According to Josephus, Samuel had just completed
his twelfth year when the word of Jehovah came to him. In later times
this age was a critica...
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_Samuel's call._ 1 Samuel 3:1-10
And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word
of the Lord was precious in those days; _there was_ no open vision.
2 And it came to pass at t...
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_AND HE RAN UNTO ELI, AND SAID, HERE AM I; FOR THOU CALLEDST ME. AND
HE SAID, I CALLED NOT; LIE DOWN AGAIN. AND HE WENT AND LAY DOWN._
He ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. It i...
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THE CALL OF SAMUEL
1. Precious] RM, 'rare': see Isaiah 13:12. There was no prophet then.
OPEN] rather, 'published, widely announced': cp. 2 Chronicles 31:5....
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 3
THE *LORD CALLS SAMUEL
V1 The boy Samuel served the *Lord. Eli the priest led him. In those
days, it was rare for the *Lord to speak directl...
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וַ יָּ֣רָץ אֶל ־עֵלִ֗י וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר
הִנְנִי֙ כִּֽי ־קָרָ֣אתָ לִּ֔י וַ
יֹּ֥אמֶר לֹֽא ־קָרָ֖אתִי...
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CHAPTER V.
_ SAMUEL'S VISION._
1 Samuel 3:1.
IT is evident that Samuel must have taken very kindly to the duties of
the sanctuary. He was manifestly one of those who are sanctified from
in- fancy, a...
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SPEAK, LORD; FOR THY SERVANT HEARETH
1 Samuel 3:1
As we read again these familiar verses, we are taken back in thought
to the dear scenes of childhood-to the home we remember so well and to
the moth...
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At this point in the history came a change, startling, and full of
meaning in Samuel's life. In the silence of the night a Voice called
him by name. Thrice he answered by going to Eli. At last Eli
rec...
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(5) And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me.
And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
Under the first impressions of the call, Samuel concluded that...
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The first Book of Samuel (or of Kings as with some) brings before us
that great change for which the Book of Ruth was a preparation, and in
order to which the Spirit of God closed it with the generati...
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In chapter 3 God reveals Himself to Samuel; and he is known to be a
prophet of Jehovah from Dan even to Beersheba.
Eli, judged for having loved his sons more than Jehovah, comforts our
hearts neverth...
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AND HE RAN UNTO ELI, AND SAID HERE [AM] I,.... He got out of his bed
as fast as he could, and put on his clothes, and ran with all haste to
the apartment where Eli lay, supposing he wanted some immedi...
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And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou calledst me. And
he said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
Ver. 5. _And he ran unto Eli._] This showeth his diligence in
at...
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1 How the word of the Lord was first reuealed to Samuel.
11 God telleth Samuel the destruction of Elies house.
15 Samuel, though loth, telleth Eli the vision.
19 Samuel groweth in credit.
1 AND th...
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THE LORD REVEALS HIMSELF TO SAMUEL...
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Again the contrast in the child Samuel to what goes before is
emphasized: he ministered to the Lord before Eli. Eli witnessed his
simple faithfulness to the Lord; but while he no doubt appreciated it...
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1-10 The call which Divine grace designs shall be made effectual; will
be repeated till it is so, till we come to the call. Eli, perceiving
that it was the voice of God that Samuel heard, instructed h...
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HE RAN; showing his great faithfulness and diligence in the service,
either of the Lord, or of his master Eli....
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1 Samuel 3:5 ran H7323 (H8799) Eli H5941 said H559 (H8799) I H2009
called H7121 (H8804) said H559 (H8799) call H7121 (H8804) down H7901
(H8798) again H7725 (H8798) went H3212 (H8799) down H7901 ...
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YHWH APPROACHES SAMUEL (1 SAMUEL 3:2) .
1 Samuel 3:2
‘ And it came about on that day, when Eli was laid down in his place
(now his eyes had begun to wax dim, so that he could not see), and the
lamp...
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1 Samuel 3:1
Of Bible boys Samuel is a chief favourite. The reason is that nothing
under the sun is more beautiful than piety in childhood. Nothing like
grace for making the young graceful. Martin Lu...
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CONTENTS: Samuel becomes Jehovah's prophet-priest.
CHARACTERS: God, Samuel, Eli.
CONCLUSION: A child may have an ear for God's call; a mind for God's
service and a message for God's bidding, for God...
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1 Samuel 3:1. _No open vision;_ that is, no distinguished prophets in
all the land; one of the great calamities which Amos denounced against
Israel: 1 Samuel 8:12.
1 Samuel 3:3. _Ere the lamp of God...
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_And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli._
THE CHILD PROPHET
This white flower blossomed on a dunghill. The continuous growth of a
character, from a child serving God, and to old age...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.—
1 Samuel 3:1. “THE CHILD SAMUEL.” According to Josephus, Samuel
was now twelve years old. “PRECIOUS,” _i.e., rare_. “The word
was rare that came directly from the Lord...
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EXPOSITION
THE CALL OF SAMUEL (1 Samuel 3:1).
1 SAMUEL 3:1
THE WORD OF THE LORD WAS PRECIOUS IN THOSE DAYS. Or rather _rare_;_
_it came but seldom, and there was no proper order of persons from
whos...
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Chapter three,
The child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. And the word of
the Lord was precious [or scarce] in those days; there was no open
vision. [God just wasn't speaking to man.] And i...
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1 Samuel 3:5...
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THE PROPHET SAMUEL
1 Samuel 3:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The story of Samuel is one of the outstanding messages of the Bible.
His father's name was Elkanah. His mother's name was Hannah. Elkanah
went up,...