And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child. —The whole story of the eventful night is told so naturally, the su…

And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli.

And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no ope…

And the Lord called Samuel again the third time
In the same manner he had done before, expressing his name no doubt:…

The call that Divine grace intends to make effectual will be repeated until it succeeds, until we heed the call. Eli, perceiving that it was the vo…