May 8th, 2022 - A God WHo Speaks
Slide 1
Before Jumping in...
Hannah's prayer
Eli and his sons
Slide 2
Slide 3
A Note About Scripture
Descriptive vs. Prescriptive
Application
Slide 4
The Context
1 "In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were
not many visions"
3 "The lamp of God had not yet gone out"
Slide 5
The People
2 "Eli's eyes were becoming so weak he could barely see"
1 "The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli"
7 "Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him"
Slide 6
The Setting
2 "Eli, was lying down in his usual place"
3 "Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was"
Slide 7
The Call(s)
4 "Then the Lord called Samuel."
6 "Again the Lord called, “Samuel!””
8 "A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!”"
Slide 8
First Response(s)
Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” (x3)
Eli said, "I did not call; go back and lie down." (x2)
Slide 9
If at First You Don't Succeed...
10 "The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”
Slide 10
Take Two
8 "Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy."
10 "Then Samuel said, 'Speak, for your servant is listening.'"
Slide 11
The Results
11 "And the Lord said to Samuel"
18 "Eli said, 'He is the Lord; let him do what is good in his eyes.
Slide 12
The Results Cont'd
19 "The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel's words fall to the ground"
4:1 "And Samuel's word came to all Israel"
Slide 13
Final Thoughts
Who is in control
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