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Introduction
Overview
1 Samuel 3 . 1 , How the word of the Lord was first revealed to Samuel; 1 Samuel 3 . 11 , God tells Samuel the destruction of Eli’s house; 1 Samuel 3 . 15 , Samuel , though loath , tells Eli the vision; 1 Samuel 3 . 19 , Samuel grows in credit.
the child . 1 Samuel 3 . 15 , 1 Samuel 2 . 11 , 1 Samuel 2 . 18
the word . 1 Samuel 3 . 21 , Psalm 74 . 9 , Isaiah 13 . 12 , Amos 8 . 11 , Amos 8 . 12
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 1 . 22 . and there Proverbs 29 . 18 . there Isaiah 22 . 1 . of vision Matthew 20 . 2 . he sent Acts 3 . 24 . Samuel Hebrews 11 . 32 . Samuel
his eyes . 1 Samuel 2 . 22 , 1 Samuel 4 . 15 , Genesis 27 . 1 , Genesis 48 . 19 , Psalm 90 . 10 , Ecclesiastes 12 . 3
Reciprocal . Genesis 48 . 10 . the eyes 1 Kings 14 . 4 . for his eyes Ecclesiastes 12 . 2 . the sun
ere . Before sun-rise . for it is probable the lamps were extinguished before the rising of the sun; see the parallel passages.
the lamp . Exodus 27 . 20 , Exodus 27 . 21 , Exodus 30 . 7 , Exodus 30 . 8 , Leviticus 24 . 2-4 , 2 Chronicles 13 . 11
the temple . 1 Samuel 1 . 6 , Psalm 5 . 7 , Psalm 27 . 4 , Psalm 29 . 9
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 1 . 9 . General
called Samuel . Genesis 22 . 1 , Exodus 3 . 4 , Psalm 99 . 6 , Acts 9 . 4 , 1 Corinthians 12 . 6-11 , 1 Corinthians 12 . 28 , Galatians 1 . 15 , Galatians 1 . 16
Reciprocal . Genesis 28 . 16 . and I Genesis 31 . 11 . Here am I Genesis 37 . 13 . Here am I Genesis 46 . 2 . Jacob Leviticus 24 . 2 . that they 1 Samuel 3 . 10 . as at other 1 Samuel 3 . 21 . the word Isaiah 58 . 9 . Here Matthew 11 . 25 . and hast Acts 9 . 5 . Who Acts 9 . 10 . Behold
1 Samuel 4 . 16 , Genesis 43 . 29 , 2 Samuel 18 . 22 , Matthew 9 . 2
Reciprocal . Genesis 31 . 11 . Here am I Exodus 3 . 4 . Moses Ruth 2 . 8 . my daughter 1 Samuel 25 . 8 . thy son John 20 . 16 . Mary
Now Samuel . Or , Thus did Samuel before he knew the Lord , and before the word of the Lord was revealed unto him.
did not yet . Samuel was not destitute of the knowledge of God , in that sense which implies the total absence of true piety , as Eli's sons were; for he knew and worshipped the God of Israel , but he did not know him as communicating special revelations of his will to him , in the manner in which he made it known to the prophets. Jeremiah 9 . 24 , Acts 19 . 2
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 2 . 12 . knew
the third . Job 33 . 14 , Job 33 . 15 , although Samuel did not apprehend the way in which God reveals himself to his servants the prophets . by the "still small voice" . yet when this direct communication from the Almighty was made the third time , in a way altogether new and strange to him , it seems astonishing that he did not immediately apprehend. Perhaps he would have been sooner aware of a divine revelation , had it come in a dream or a vision. Those who have the greatest knowledge of divine things , should remember the time when they were as babes , unskilful in the word of righteousness. 1 Corinthians 13 . 11 , 1 Corinthians 13 . 12
Reciprocal . Genesis 31 . 11 . Here am I Genesis 37 . 13 . Here am I Exodus 3 . 4 . Moses 1 Samuel 3 . 10 . as at other Acts 9 . 10 . Behold
Speak . Exodus 20 . 19 , Psalm 85 . 8 , Isaiah 6 . 8 , Daniel 10 . 19 , Acts 9 . 6
Reciprocal . Joshua 5 . 14 . What saith
the Lord came . This seems to imply a visible appearance , as well as an audible voice.
as at other . 1 Samuel 3 . 4-6 , 1 Samuel 3 . 8 , Samuel did not now rise and run as before , when thought he Eli called , but lay still and listened. All must be silent , when God speaks. Observe , however , Samuel in his reply left out one word . he did not say , Speak , Lord , but only Speak , for thy servant heareth; perhaps , as Bp. Patrick suggests , out of uncertainty , whether it was God that spake to him or not. However , by this answer way was made for the message he was now to receive , and Samuel was brought acquainted with the words of God and visions of the Almighty.
Reciprocal . Genesis 22 . 11 . Abraham Genesis 46 . 2 . Jacob Exodus 3 . 4 . Moses Joshua 5 . 14 . What saith Daniel 10 . 19 . Let John 20 . 16 . Mary Acts 10 . 4 . What Acts 22 . 7 . Saul
I will do . Isaiah 29 . 14 , Amos 3 . 6 , Amos 3 . 7 , Habakkuk 1 . 5 , Acts 13 . 41
both the ears . 2 Kings 21 . 12 , Isaiah 28 . 19 , Jeremiah 19 . 3 , Luke 21 . 26
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 4 . 1 . came 1 Samuel 4 . 17 . Israel Job 41 . 9 . shall Jeremiah 28 . 8 . prophesied
I will perform . 1 Samuel 2 . 27-36 , Numbers 23 . 19 , Joshua 23 . 15 , Zechariah 1 . 6 , Luke 21 . 33
when I begin . etc. Heb. beginning and ending
Reciprocal . Leviticus 14 . 35 . a plague Judges 4 . 24 . prospered 1 Samuel 2 . 34 . a sign 1 Samuel 4 . 18 . his neck 1 Samuel 22 . 18 . fourscore 1 Kings 2 . 27 . that he 2 Kings 15 . 37 . began Jeremiah 30 . 24 . fierce Ezekiel 21 . 5 . it shall Hosea 4 . 6 . I will also Nahum 1 . 9 . he Titus 1 . 6 . having
For I have told him . or , And I will tell him , etc. 1 Samuel 2 . 27-30 , 1 Samuel 2 . 31-36
I will . 2 Chronicles 20 . 12 , Ezekiel 7 . 3 , Ezekiel 18 . 30 , Joel 3 . 12
which he knoweth . 1 Kings 2 . 44 , Ecclesiastes 7 . 22 , 1 John 3 . 20
his sons . 1 Samuel 2 . 12 , 1 Samuel 2 . 17 , 1 Samuel 2 . 22 , 1 Samuel 2 . 23-26
vile . or , accursed
restrained them not . Heb. frowned not upon them , 1 Samuel 2 . 23-25 , 1 Kings 1 . 6 , Proverbs 19 . 18 , Proverbs 23 . 13 , Proverbs 23 . 14 , Proverbs 29 . 15 , Matthew 10 . 37
Reciprocal . Leviticus 20 . 4 . and kill Leviticus 21 . 9 . the daughter Judges 18 . 7 . magistrate 1 Samuel 1 . 3 . And the 1 Samuel 4 . 18 . his neck 1 Samuel 9 . 17 . reign over 1 Samuel 12 . 2 . my sons 2 Chronicles 14 . 4 . commanded Psalm 109 . 13 . Let his Proverbs 24 . 25 . them Daniel 11 . 21 . a vile person Nahum 1 . 14 . for 1 Timothy 3 . 5 . if Titus 1 . 6 . having Hebrews 12 . 7 . for what
the iniquity . 1 Samuel 2 . 25 , Numbers 15 . 30 , Numbers 15 . 31 , Psalm 51 . 16 , Isaiah 22 . 14 , Jeremiah 7 . 16 , Jeremiah 15 . 1 , Ezekiel 24 . 13 , Hebrews 10 . 4-10 , Hebrews 10 . 26-31
Reciprocal . Leviticus 9 . 7 . offer thy Leviticus 20 . 4 . and kill Leviticus 21 . 9 . the daughter Joshua 24 . 19 . he will not Malachi 2 . 12 . and him
opened . 1 Samuel 1 . 9 , Malachi 1 . 10
Samuel . Samuel reverenced Eli as a father , and feared to distress him by shewing what God had purposed to do. It does not appear that God commanded Samuel to deliver this message; he therefore did not attempt it till adjured by Eli. It might be supposed that Samuel would have been so full of ecstasy as to have forgotten his ordinary service , and run amongst his friends to tell them of the con#### Verse he had with God in the night , but he modestly keeps it to himself. Our secret communion with God is not to be proclaimed on the house-top.
feared . Jeremiah 1 . 6-8 , 1 Corinthians 16 . 10 , 1 Corinthians 16 . 11
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 2 . 11 . minister 1 Samuel 3 . 1 . the child 1 Chronicles 9 . 27 . the opening Esther 6 . 12 . came again Daniel 8 . 27 . and did
Reciprocal . Genesis 31 . 11 . Here am I Genesis 37 . 13 . Here am I Ruth 2 . 8 . my daughter 1 Samuel 12 . 2 . my sons
I pray thee . Psalm 141 . 5 , Daniel 4 . 19 , Micah 2 . 7
God . 1 Samuel 20 . 13 , Ruth 1 . 17 , 2 Samuel 3 . 35 , 2 Samuel 19 . 13 , 1 Kings 22 . 16 , Matthew 26 . 63
more also . Heb. so add
thing . or , word
Reciprocal . Numbers 23 . 17 . What 1 Samuel 25 . 22 . So and more 2 Samuel 3 . 9 . So do God 2 Samuel 14 . 18 . Hide not 2 Kings 6 . 31 . God do so Jeremiah 38 . 14 . I will Jeremiah 42 . 4 . I will keep
every whit . Heb. all the things , or , words , Whit , or wid , comes from the Anglo-Saxon wiht , which signifies person , thing , etc. . every whit is every thing . equivalent to every jot.
It is the Lord . Genesis 18 . 25 , Judges 10 . 15 , 2 Samuel 16 . 10-12 , Job 1 . 21 , Job 2 . 10 , Psalm 39 . 9 , Isaiah 39 . 8 , Lamentations 3 . 39 , 1 Peter 5 . 6
Reciprocal . Leviticus 10 . 3 . Aaron Joshua 9 . 25 . as it seemeth 1 Samuel 22 . 3 . till I know 2 Samuel 10 . 12 . the Lord 2 Samuel 14 . 18 . Hide not 2 Samuel 15 . 26 . let 2 Kings 4 . 26 . It is well 2 Kings 20 . 19 . Good 1 Chronicles 19 . 13 . let the Lord Jeremiah 34 . 6 . General Jeremiah 38 . 14 . I will Jeremiah 42 . 4 . I will keep Daniel 4 . 35 . and he Jonah 4 . 8 . and wished Micah 7 . 9 . bear Acts 21 . 14 . The will James 4 . 7 . Submit
grew . 1 Samuel 2 . 21 , Judges 13 . 24 , Luke 1 . 80 , Luke 2 . 40 , Luke 2 . 52
the Lord . 1 Samuel 18 . 14 , Genesis 39 . 2 , Genesis 39 . 21-23 , Isaiah 43 . 2 , Matthew 1 . 23 , Luke 1 . 28 , 2 Corinthians 13 . 11 , 2 Corinthians 13 . 14 , 2 Timothy 4 . 22
let none . 1 Samuel 9 . 6 , 1 Kings 8 . 56 , Isaiah 44 . 26
Reciprocal . Joshua 23 . 14 . not one thing 1 Samuel 12 . 2 . I have walked 1 Samuel 16 . 18 . the Lord 1 Kings 18 . 12 . from my youth 2 Kings 3 . 12 . The word 2 Kings 10 . 10 . fall unto the earth Ecclesiastes 12 . 1 . Remember Ezekiel 33 . 33 . when
Dan . Judges 20 . 1 , 2 Samuel 3 . 10 , 2 Samuel 17 . 11
established . or , faithful , 1 Timothy 1 . 12
Reciprocal . Genesis 46 . 1 . Beersheba 1 Samuel 9 . 6 . all that he saith 1 Samuel 12 . 2 . I have walked 1 Kings 18 . 12 . from my youth 1 Chronicles 21 . 2 . Beersheba Ezekiel 33 . 33 . when Amos 2 . 11 . I raised Luke 1 . 80 . the child Acts 3 . 24 . Samuel Acts 13 . 20 . until
And the Lord . Wyyoseph yehowah lehairaoh , "And Jehovah added to appear . " that is , He continued to reveal himself to Samuel at Shiloh.
appeared . Genesis 12 . 7 , Genesis 15 . 1 , Numbers 12 . 6 , Amos 3 . 7 , Hebrews 1 . 1
the word . 1 Samuel 3 . 1 , 1 Samuel 3 . 4
Reciprocal . Matthew 20 . 2 . he sent