Little Samuel's Message of Doom – King Saul – The Brick Bible

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Samuel was ministering before Yahweh, a boy wearing a linen loincloth and a little robe his mother made him.

1 of 17 1 Samuel 2:18–19

Now word from Yahweh was rare in those days and visions were uncommon. But one night when Samuel was lying down in the Temple of Yahweh, Yahweh called out, 'Samuel! Samuel!

2 of 17 1 Samuel 3:1–4

Running to Eli, Samuel replied, 'Here I am, as you called me.'

3 of 17 1 Samuel 3:5

But Eli replied, 'I did not call. Go back and lie down.'

4 of 17 1 Samuel 3:5

Again Yahweh called out, 'Samuel! Samuel!'

5 of 17 1 Samuel 3:6

And Samuel got up and went to Eli, saying, 'Here I am, as you called me.'

6 of 17 1 Samuel 3:6

But Eli said, 'My son, I did not call you. Go back and lie down.'

7 of 17 1 Samuel 3:6

Yahweh called a third time, 'Samuel! Samuel!'

8 of 17 1 Samuel 3:8

And Samuel got up and went to Eli, Saying, 'Here I am, as you called me.'

9 of 17 1 Samuel 3:8

Eli then realized that Yahweh was calling the boy, so he told Samuel, 'Go back and lie down, and if someone calls, say, Speak, Yahweh, for your servant is listening. '

10 of 17 1 Samuel 3:8–9

So Samuel went and lay down in his place, and Yahweh came and stood there as he had done before, calling, 'Samuel! Samuel!'

11 of 17 1 Samuel 3:9–10

And Samuel replied, 'Speak, for your servant is listening!'

12 of 17 1 Samuel 3:10

Then Yahweh said to Samuel, 'Look, I am about to do something in Israel which will make the ears tingle of anyone who hears of it! I will carry out against Eli everything I have said about his family.'

13 of 17 1 Samuel 3:11–12

'You are to tell him that I will condemn his family forever, for his sons have been cursing God, and he has not corrected them.'

14 of 17 1 Samuel 3:13–14

In the morning, Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision. But Eli asked, 'What message did he speak to you? May God curse you and worse if you hide anything of what he said to you!'

15 of 17 1 Samuel 3:15–17

Samuel then told him everything and hid nothing.

16 of 17 1 Samuel 3:18

Eli replied, 'He is Yahweh. Let him do what he thinks is good.'

17 of 17 1 Samuel 3:18

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