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A Spiritual Famine
Commentators explain that the phrase "the word of the Lord was precious" means it was extremely rare. This was not a positive state but a sign of God's displeasure with the widespread corruption of the priesthood. God had become silent, and there were no widely proclaimed visions, setting a dark and desperate spiritual stage for Samuel's calling.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 3:1
18th Century
Theologian
Josephus says that Samuel’s call to the prophetic office happened when he had just completed his twelfth year ().
The phrase was precious…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 3:1
19th Century
Bishop
The child Samuel ministered to the Lord. —The writer of this history, although well aware of the great revolution accomplished in …
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Samuel 3:1
19th Century
Preacher
And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli (1 Samuel 3:1).
Samuel was only a child, yet he was a faithful…
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John Gill
On 1 Samuel 3:1
17th Century
Pastor
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 3:1–10
17th Century
Minister
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…