Samuel
Samuel who was the first of Israel`s great prophets, and
the last of the judges. Samuel`s mother Hannah (who was
barren) had prayed for a son.
1 Sam 1:10-11 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed
to the LORD and wept in anguish. Then she made a vow and
said, "O LORD of hosts, if You will indeed look on the
affliction of Your maidservan...
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As a child, Samuel, heard from God that he was going to be
a prophet and judge in Israel. Before Samuel`s time, a
prophet was called a "seer." But Samuel was not just a
forecaster of the future but became a "mouthpiece" for God.
He was used by God to inform Eli that his house would be
punished for the abuses and the perversions of his sons who...
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The Philistines and other enemies oppressed Israel so
severely that they became disheartened. They complained
that the nation had no hope of survival as long as it
remained a collection of tribes. They were tired of being a
Theocracy under God. They wanted something more tangible.
They wanted a Monarchy. They cried for a king. They longed
for...
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So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who
asked him for a king. And he said, "This will be the
behavior of the king who will reign over you: He will take
your sons and appoint them for his own chariots and to be
his horsemen, and some will run before his chariots. "He
will appoint captains over his thousands and captains over ...
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