Samuel - I Samuel 3
Samuel is at a hinge in history:
the end of the judges and the beginning of the prophets.
The period of the kings also started during Samuel's life, and he anointed Saul and David.
I Samuel 2:18-21 are tender verses that explain the world of the young Samuel.
Perhaps the blindness of Eli is symbolic of the spiritual state of the people of his time. Hannah's barrenness might also be considered in this light.
The locations of Eli and Samuel relative to God's place of dwelling may also be symbolic of the hearts of these figures.
God's voice comes to Samuel as a familiar voice, one that he mistakes for Eli's voice.
Samuel has to speak God's message to his mentor/teacher/father figure/priest. Perhaps having to perform such a difficult task early in life gave Samuel strength and a sense of identity that would support him in speaking difficult words to powerful men like Saul and David later in life.
the end of the judges and the beginning of the prophets.
The period of the kings also started during Samuel's life, and he anointed Saul and David.
I Samuel 2:18-21 are tender verses that explain the world of the young Samuel.
Perhaps the blindness of Eli is symbolic of the spiritual state of the people of his time. Hannah's barrenness might also be considered in this light.
The locations of Eli and Samuel relative to God's place of dwelling may also be symbolic of the hearts of these figures.
God's voice comes to Samuel as a familiar voice, one that he mistakes for Eli's voice.
Samuel has to speak God's message to his mentor/teacher/father figure/priest. Perhaps having to perform such a difficult task early in life gave Samuel strength and a sense of identity that would support him in speaking difficult words to powerful men like Saul and David later in life.
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