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The Integrity of a Prophet
Commentators highlight Samuel's faithfulness in delivering God's difficult message. Despite his youth and the severity of the prophecy, he "told him every whit, and hid nothing from him." This serves as a powerful model for believers to speak God's truth with integrity, even when it is painful or unwelcome.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 3:18
18th Century
Theologian
It is the Lord — Compare the devout submission of Aaron (Leviticus 10:3) and of Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:19). And for th…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 3:18
19th Century
Bishop
It is the Lord. —Such a reply, and such a reception of the news of the terrible doom twice communicated to him by a direct message from th…
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Samuel 3:16–18
19th Century
Preacher
Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I. And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee?…
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John Gill
On 1 Samuel 3:18
17th Century
Pastor
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him
And so approved himself to be a faithful prophet of God, an…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 3:11–18
17th Century
Minister
What a great deal of guilt and corruption there is in us, about which we may say, It is the iniquity that our own heart knows; we are conscious of …