Wesley's Explanatory Notes
1 Samuel 3:20
From Dan, &c. — Thro' the whole Land, from the northern bound Dan, to the southern, Beersheba; which was the whole length of the Land.
From Dan, &c. — Thro' the whole Land, from the northern bound Dan, to the southern, Beersheba; which was the whole length of the Land.
Verse 1 Samuel 3:20. _ALL ISRAEL FROM DAN EVEN TO BEER-SHEBA_] Through the whole extent of Palestine; Dan being at the _northern_, Beer-sheba at the _southern_ extremity. WAS _ESTABLISHED_ TO BE _A...
FROM DAN ... - See Judges 20:1 note....
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 ha
ESTABLISHED, &c. Samuel was the first of "the prophets "and last of the judges, preparing the way for the change of government....
_from Dan even to Beer-sheba_ The regular formula to denote the whole extent of the land of Israel. It is first found in Judges 20:1, and is common in the books of Samuel, but naturally disappears aft...
THE LORD WAS WITH HIM, AND DID LET NONE OF HIS WORDS FALL, &C.— None of the predictions of Samuel were unaccomplished; in the same manner as an arrow shot by a good archer fails not to arrive at its m...
DOOM PRONOUNCED ON ELI'S HOUSE AND SAMUEL ESTABLISHED AS A PROPHET. 1 SAMUEL 3:11-21 11 And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that hear...
_AND ALL ISRAEL FROM DAN EVEN TO BEERSHEBA KNEW THAT SAMUEL WAS ESTABLISHED TO BE A PROPHET OF THE LORD._ All Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of...
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....
Established] i.e. accredited, approved. PROPHET] see Intro. § 4....
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...
A PROPHET OF THE LORD. — Then from the northern to the southern cities of the land the fame of the boy-friend of the Eternal was established. The minds of all the people were thus gradually prepared w...
וַ יֵּ֨דַע֙ כָּל ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִ דָּ֖ן וְ
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...
A MESSAGE THROUGH A CHILD 1 Samuel 3:10 It was a heavy burden that the young boy had to carry. To remind Eli of his sons' shameful sin; to reprove him for his neglect; to utter a judgment which no sa...
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...
Faithful. Hebrew Neeman, may be a title of dignity, or may signify that Samuel was confirmed and continued to be a prophet. (Calmet) --- According to, or by. God revealed his will to him by word, and...
(20) And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. (21) And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shil...
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...
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 neverthe...
AND ALL ISRAEL, FROM DAN EVEN UNTO BEERSHEBA,.... That is, from the most northern border of the land of Israel, on which Dan lay, to the utmost border of it southward, where Beersheba was, the fame of...
_And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel [was] established [to be] a prophet of the LORD._ Ver. 20. _That Samuel was established._] Because his words were fulfilled....
_All Israel, from Dan_, &c. That is, through the whole land, from the northern bound, Dan, to the southern, Beer-sheba: which was the whole length of the land. _That Samuel was established_, &c. That...
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...
And all Israel from Dan, on the extreme northern boundary, EVEN TO BEERSHEBA, the city in the extreme south, KNEW THAT SAMUEL WAS ESTABLISHED TO BE A PROPHET OF THE LORD, throughout all Israel, in the...
THE PROPHECY AGAINST ELI...
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...
ESTABLISHED: Or, faithful...
19-21 All increase in wisdom and grace, is owing to the presence of God with us. God will graciously repeat his visits to those who receive them aright. Early piety will be the greatest honour of you...
FROM DAN EVEN TO BEER-SHEBA; through the whole land, from the northern bound, DAN, to the southern, BEER-SHEBA; which was the whole length and largest extent of the land. See JUDGES 20:1,2 2 SAMUEL 17...
1 Samuel 3:20 Israel H3478 Dan H1835 Beersheba H884 knew H3045 (H8799) Samuel H8050 established H539 (H8737) prophet
SAMUEL DEVELOPS AS A PROPHET (1 SAMUEL 3:19) The phrase ‘YHWH was with him' regularly indicates His acting through the one in mind. Note its use of Abraham (Genesis 21:22; Jacob (Genesis 28:15; Joseph...
1 SAMUEL 1-4 _(with Judges 21:16)_ I. With all his virtues and natural advantages Eli had one great fault. He was a good man of the easy type; the kind of man who makes an admirable servant, who does...
1 Samuel 3:20 An Italy once, an India twice, have succumbed to a boyish resolve. In the higher sphere, that of conquest in the intellectual world, it is mere matter of necessity that to be a great poe...
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...
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 w...
_And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord._ FROM DAN TO BEER-SHEBA That is to say, from Plymouth to Aberdeen--all the people in the to...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 3:20 FROM DAN TO BEERSHEBA is the traditional limits of Israel to the north and south (Judges 20:1;...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 3:11. “THE EARS OF EVERY ONE THAT HEARETH IT SHALL TINGLE.” A mark of dread and horror. (See 2 Kings 21:12 and Jeremiah 19:3.) “As a sharp, discordant noise pa...
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
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...
1 Timothy 1:12; 2 Samuel 17:11; 2 Samuel 3:10; Judges 20:1...
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,...