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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...
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 an...
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 taber...
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 C...
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...
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 man...
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...
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....
(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 call...
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:...
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:...
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 de...
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...
The Call of Samuel. B. C. 1128. 1 And...
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 eye...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 1 Samuel 3:1 . “The child Samuel.” According to Josephus, Samuel was now twelve years old. “Precious,” i.e.,...
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. Not...
1 Samuel 1-4 (with Judges 21:16-25 ) I. With all his virtues and natural advantages Eli had one great fault. He was a good man of the easy typ...
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...
And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. The child prophet This white flower blossomed on a dunghill. The continuous growth of...
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...
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,...
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...
The Lord Reveals Himself to Samuel
that the Lord called Samuel; and he answered, Here am I. So Samuel was sleeping in one of the rooms which were built in the court of the Tabernacle f...
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 w...
4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.