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Lessons from the Life of Samuel the Prophet I

Lessons from the Life of Samuel the Prophet I. Introduction. Background Listening to God’s calling Speaking the unpleasant truth Trusting in God more than OURSELVES. Background. His mother Hannah was barren but God granted her a son Where have we heard that before?

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Lessons from the Life of Samuel the Prophet I

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  1. Lessons from the Life ofSamuel the Prophet I

  2. Introduction • Background • Listening to God’s calling • Speaking the unpleasant truth • Trusting in God more than OURSELVES

  3. Background • His mother Hannah was barren but God granted her a son • Where have we heard that before? • Hannah dedicated Samuel for service in the Temple • Where have we heard that before? • What temple? • Lived under the care of Eli the priest

  4. Listening to God’s Call 1 Samuel 3:1-10Now the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation. And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see, and before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the LORD where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down, that the LORD called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!” So he ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me.” Then the LORD called yet again, "Samuel!“ (Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, nor was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him.) And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. So he arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you did call me.“ Therefore Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, "Speak, LORD, for Your servant hears."' So Samuel went and lay down in his place. Now the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant hears.”

  5. A Prophet of the Lord. • A prophet: someone who speaks for God. Literally means “mouthpiece” • These were people who had a unique relationship with God. • God would reveal special things to them – usually about how the people should live their lives. • Many times, they were un-liked because they told the people (and sometimes even the king) things that they didn’t want to hear..

  6. Considering other’s sins as his own (1) 1 Samuel 7:3-6Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If you return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” So the children of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths, and served the LORD only. And Samuel said, "Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to the LORD for you.“ So they gathered together at Mizpah, drew water, and poured it out before the LORD. And they fasted that day, and said there, "We have sinned against the LORD." And Samuel judged the children of Israel at Mizpah.

  7. Turn away from Sins • What is sin? • How might sin hurt everyone and not just ourselves?

  8. Speaking the unpleasant truth (1) 1 Samuel 3:12-14In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. For I have told him that I will judge his (Eli’s) house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because his sons made themselves vile, and he did not restrain them. And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever.”

  9. Unpleasant Truths • What are some of the unpleasant truths of our time? • What can we do to talk about or make our families, school, or parish of these unpleasant truths.

  10. Time for A King • The people wanted a physical King, but this was against God’s command • People where the Children of God. They were supposed to follow God’s commands, not the commands of a human! • Samuel didn’t want to be like all the other nations. God was their King. • His security was in God. • Where is our security?

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