Acts 3:24

“Yes and all the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after, as many as have spoken, they also told of these days.”

But it is not only Moses who had spoken of these days which have now come. It was also all the prophets who followed him from Samuel onwards (see Acts 13:20). All such as had spoken of these days. The mention of Samuel was especially significant as he had anointed David (1 Samuel 16:13) in whom the promises of an anointed king to come had begun (2 Samuel 7:16).

‘All the prophets from Samuel and those who followed after.' This is intended simply to signify all the true prophets, and it will be noted that he acknowledged that not all did speak of Him (‘as many as have spoken'). Thus it may be that he did not intend to indicate that Samuel had so spoken. But Samuel certainly anointed the Davidic line to rule over Israel and we need not doubt that he would have concurred with Nathan that it was to be for ever (2 Samuel 7:16). The kingship was certainly seen by him as in God's hands (1 Samuel 13:14; 1 Samuel 15:28; 1 Samuel 26:4). It was probably therefore something accepted by all that Samuel had prepared the way for the Messiah.