Article: 1 Samuel 3:1-20

1 SAMUEL 3 INVITES the preacher to help the members of her or his congregation consider the ways in which they relate to one another as they respond to God's purpose and call in light of changing circumstances.

The eleventh century BcE, a time of significant transition in Israel, provides the setting of the story of Samuel. Heretofore, charismatic leaders known as judges had led the loosely organized tribes. After the turn of the century, monarchs ruled a more formally organized nation. Samuel would be the last of the judges, and the first to anoint Israel's kings, namely Saul and David.

1 Samuel 3 contains the narrative of the call of Samuel. This narrative, along with its broader ...

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