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PRECIOUS WORD

1 Samuel 3:1
"And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision."

This week we continue our series titled Children of the Heavenly Father. While we are ALL Children of the Heavenly Father, it is best to remember that our LORD and SAVIOR is the ONLY begotten Son of God the Father! And, it is Jesus that all of the Holy Scriptures tells about. Open the word and comptemplate it. We have everything we need to know in the Holy Scriptures. 

Yesterday we read the first verse in the book of Hebrews; "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the PROPHETS," AND, today we turn the pages to learn about one of the PROPHETS; SAMUEL! 

His mother Hannah could not have children, she prays to God and He blessed her with the baby she names Samuel. Samuel means “God has heard.” Part of Hannah's prayer was to promise this child to the service of the LORD. In fact she raised Samuel as a Nazarite. (Like Samson and John the Baptist, he never cut his hair!) And, when Samuel is growing up he taken to the Temple to live, learn and work under the guidance of the Priest Eli. Samuel is also from the tribe of Levi and on his way to become a Priest for Israel.

This is where we join the events. In a time when there was NOT prophecy or revelation from God. Today's verse; "And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was PRECIOUS in those days; there was no open vision."

For an indepth overview of Samuel please listen to this great podcast...
https://issuesetc.org/2021/08/19/2313-old-testament-judge-and-prophet-samuel-dr-andrew-steinmann-8-19-21/
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