And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And Eli (g) perceived that the LORD had called the child.
(g) Such was the corruption of those times that the chief priest had become dull and negligent to understand the Lord's appearing.
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
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 3:1-10. 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 critical...
_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...
_AND THE LORD CALLED SAMUEL AGAIN THE THIRD TIME. AND HE AROSE AND WENT TO ELI, AND SAID, HERE AM I; FOR THOU DIDST CALL ME. AND ELI PERCEIVED THAT THE LORD HAD CALLED THE CHILD._ No JFB commentary o...
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....
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...
AND ELI PERCEIVED THAT THE LORD HAD CALLED THE CHILD. — The whole story of the eventful night is told so naturally, the supernatural wonderfully interwoven with the common life of the sanctuary, that...
וַ יֹּ֨סֶף יְהוָ֥ה קְרֹא ־שְׁמוּאֵל֮ בַּ †...
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...
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...
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...
(8) And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child. How gracious is th...
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 THE LORD CALLED SAMUEL AGAIN THE THIRD TIME,.... In the same manner he had done before, expressing his name no doubt: AND HE AROSE AND WENT TO ELI, AND SAID, HERE AM I, FOR THOU DIDST CALL ME; as...
And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child. Ver. 8. _And Eli pe...
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 the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, still with the same cheerful willingness which disregarded its own comfort, AND SAID, HERE AM I; FOR THOU DIDST CALL ME....
THE LORD REVEALS HIMSELF TO SAMUEL...
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...
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...
HE AROSE AND WENT TO ELI; he persists in the same readiness to obey and serve him and was not discouraged or driven from his duty by his double mistake and disappointment. ELI PERCEIVED, by the consid...
1 Samuel 3:8 LORD H3068 called H7121 (H8800) Samuel H8050 again H3254 (H8686) time H7992 arose H6965 ...
YHWH CALLS TO SAMUEL AGAIN AND THE AGED ELI IS ENLIGHTENED AND RECOGNISES THE T1SA (1 SAMUEL 3:8). 1 Samuel 3:8 ‘ And YHWH called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said...
1 Samuel 3:8 I. We may define a call, as usually understood, to be an inward conviction of the soul that such and such is the will of God concerning it, accompanied with an irresistible desire to obey...
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 3:1 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 Lut...
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 ere the lamp of God went out._ THE LIGHTS OF THE SANCTUARY EVER BURNING A blacksmith can do nothing when his fire is out, and in this respect he is the type of a minister If all the lights in t...
_Then the Lord called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I._ THE CHILD SAMUEL “Child” is not a precise equivalent for the Hebrew word so rendered, which is considerably wider in meaning, and includes a...
_And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place._ THE CHARACTER OF ELI Eli and Samuel. 1. They are contrasted in point of years: for the one is a boy, the other a grey-headed...
_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...
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...
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 Corinthians 13:11; 1 Corinthians 13:12; Job 33:14; Job 33:15...
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,...