“ That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. ”
That the LORD (e) called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I. (e) Josephus writes that Samuel was 12 years old when the Lord appeared to him.
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 3:1-10 . Call of Samuel. 1 Samuel 3:1 . child: na-' ar, anything fr...
Here am I . Behold me.
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. The Lord called Samuel - The voice probably came from the holy place, near to which Eli and Samuel were both lying.
The Lord called Samuel— The voice came, most probably, out of the most holy place. So the Chaldee renders it; a voice was heard out of the tabernacle of the Lord. Here am I, was a form of speec...
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. No JFB commentary on this verse.
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 .
Ere the lamp of God went out. — There is a Talmud comment here of singular interest and beauty: “On the day that Rabbi Akiva died, Rabbi (compiler of the Mishnah) was born; on the day when Rabbi di...
CHAPTER V. SAMUEL'S VISION. 1 Samuel 3:1-21 . 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- f...
Speak, Lord; for Thy Servant Heareth 1 Samuel 3:1-9 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 t...
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 re...
(4) That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I. It appears, that in this first call of God; Samuel was unconscious who it was that called: He knew not the voice. So is it frequently wit...
That the Lord called Samuel ,.... By a voice which came forth from the most holy place, from between the cherubim, the seat of the divine Majesty: and he answered, here am I ; which was not intend...
That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am] I. Ver. 4. That the Lord called Samuel ] Gratuita et inopinata est vocatio nostra Eph 1:11 God calleth his people of free grace, and when...
At that time After the man of God, mentioned in the foregoing chapter, ( 1 Samuel 2:27 ,) had been with Eli; perhaps the very night after he had delivered his message: when Eli was laid down in hi...
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...
The Call of Samuel. B. C. 1128. 1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the L ORD before...
No text from Poole on this verse.
YHWH Approaches Samuel ( 1 Samuel 3:2-6 ) . 1 Samuel 3:2-4 ‘ 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),...
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...
1 Samuel 3:1-10 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. Mar...
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...
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...
EXPOSITION THE CALL OF SAMUEL ( 1 Samuel 3:1-9 ). 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 or...
The Lord Reveals Himself to Samuel
1 Corinthians 12:28 ; 1 Corinthians 12:6-11 ; Acts 9:4 ; Exodus 3:4 ; Galatians 1:15 ; Galatians 1:16 ; Genesis 22:1 ; Psalms 99:6
The Prophet Samuel 1 Samuel 3:1-21 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...