One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in his usual place. The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in
When he heard his name, Samuel thought the high priest was calling him. Three times in the night he heard his name, three times he went to the bedside of Eli. But it was the voice of the Lord calling him.
In Genesis 22:11, Abraham proved to God that he was willing to obey him even in taking his son's life. Before he could cut him with the knife God calls his name twice — Abraham, Abraham.
perhaps the most familiar of all: the boy Samuel as he heard God's voice in the middle of the night.
God Calls Samuel to Succeed Eli
(Samuel had been serving in the house of the Lord since he was two or three years old, and the choice of occupation had been made by his mother. See 1 Samuel 1:20-28 and 2:18-21.)
Samuel was a young boy being raised by a priest named Eli. One night, Samuel heard someone call his name and he thought it was Eli. So, Samuel went and asked Eli what he needed, but Eli had not called him! This happened to Samuel three times that night.
God called Samuel four times in one single night (1 Samuel 3:1-20). Samuel had thought Eli was calling him, but Eli affirmed to Samuel that he did not call him.
We learn from Samuel, that a willingness to obey is an important part of being receptive to God's voice: "Speak, LORD, for your servant hears." A servant hears with the intention of obeying what his master tells him.
The old priest Eli taught Samuel to love and serve Jehovah. One night Samuel was fast asleep. Then he heard a soft voice call his name: “Samuel, Samuel.”
Samuel worked under Eli in the service of the shrine at Shiloh. One night, Samuel heard a voice calling his name. According to the first-century Jewish historian Josephus, Samuel was 12 years old. Samuel initially assumed it was coming from Eli and went to Eli to ask what he wanted.
When we trust Christ as our Savior and Lord, He calls us by name (Jn. 10:3).
Hagar was the very first person to dare to give God a name. She wasn't a person of any authority or particular merit, she wasn't a prophet or a priestess: she was an Egyptian slave girl owned by Abram's wife, Sarai.
God calls us to know him.
God calls people “into the fellowship of his Son” (1 Corinthians 1:9). We are called “saints” (Romans 1:7). We can now live in peace (1 Corinthians 7:15), freedom (Galatians 5:13), holiness (1 Thessalonians 4:7), and patiently wait with endurance (1 Peter 2:20-21).
Samuel heard his name called not once, but four times, in the middle of the night.
Nicodemus (/nɪkəˈdiːməs/; Greek: Νικόδημος, translit. Nikódēmos) was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin mentioned in three places in the Gospel of John: He first visits Jesus one night to discuss Jesus' teachings (John 3).
In Hebrew-language texts, the term lilith or lilit (translated as "night creatures", "night monster", "night hag", or "screech owl") first occurs in a list of animals in Isaiah 34.
He was asleep in the temple, likely a semipermanent building the Israelites had erected around the portable tabernacle (3:1–3). Three times the Lord called out to Samuel, and three times Samuel went to Eli the priest, confusing the voice of God with the voice of Eli (vv. 4–9).
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That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him.
“The next time you hear his call,” the old priest said, you should reply, 'Speak, Lord, for your servant hears'” (v. 9). And Samuel did just that. He responded in faith and obedience, just as Eli had coached him, and from that time forward, Samuel became a great prophet and judge in Israel (vv.
Samuel became both a great leader to the Israelites and a prophet of God. Through this Bible story, the children learn that they are not too young to be used by God and that they must listen carefully when God speaks, because he communicates in many ways.
1. What is one truth we can learn from the story of Samuel hearing the Lord's voice? Correct answer: (c) Our ability to recognize the Lord's voice can grow.
He was ruddy, with a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him; he is the one." So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came upon David in power.
The bible tells us that David had a vow of praise unto the Lord. Seven times a day he would praise the Lord, and three times a day he would pray.
That's a daily reminder from God to live every day being fearless.