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Chapter 3
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the child 1Sam 3:15, 1Sam 2:11, 1Sam 2:18
the word 1Sam 3:21; Ps 74:9; Isa 13:12; Amos 8:11-12
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his eyes 1Sam 2:22, 1Sam 4:15; Gen 27:1, Gen 48:19; Ps 90:10; Eccl 12:3
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ere Before sun-rise. For it is probable the lamps were extinguished before the rising of the sun; see the parallel passages.
the lamp Exod 27:20-21, Exod 30:7-8; Lev 24:2-4; 2Chr 13:11
the temple 1Sam 1:6; Ps 5:7, Ps 27:4, Ps 29:9
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called Samuel Gen 22:1; Exod 3:4; Ps 99:6; Acts 9:4; 1Cor 12:6-11, 1Cor 12:28; Gal 1:15-16
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1Sam 4:16; Gen 43:29; 2Sam 18:22; Matt 9:2
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Now Samuel Or, Thus did Samuel before he knew the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was revealed unto him.
did not yet Samuel was not destitute of the knowledge of God, in that sense which implies the total absence of true piety, as Eli's sons were; for he knew and worshipped the God of Israel, but he did not know him as communicating special revelations of his will to him, in the manner in which he made it known to the prophets. Jer 9:24; Acts 19:2
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the third Job 33:14-15; Although Samuel did not apprehend the way in which God reveals himself to his servants the prophets - by the "still small voice" - yet when this direct communication from the Almighty was made the third time, in a way altogether new and strange to him, it seems astonishing that he did not immediately apprehend. Perhaps he would have been sooner aware of a divine revelation, had it come in a dream or a vision. Those who have the greatest knowledge of divine things, should remember the time when they were as babes, unskilful in the word of righteousness. 1Cor 13:11-12
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Speak Exod 20:19; Ps 85:8; Isa 6:8; Dan 10:19; Acts 9:6
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the Lord came This seems to imply a visible appearance, as well as an audible voice.
as at other 1Sam 3:4-6, 1Sam 3:8; Samuel did not now rise and run as before, when thought he Eli called, but lay still and listened. All must be silent, when God speaks. Observe, however, Samuel in his reply left out one word. He did not say, Speak, Lord, but only Speak, for thy servant heareth; perhaps, as Bp. Patrick suggests, out of uncertainty, whether it was God that spake to him or not. However, by this answer way was made for the message he was now to receive, and Samuel was brought acquainted with the words of God and visions of the Almighty.
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I will do Isa 29:14; Amos 3:6-7; Hab 1:5; Acts 13:41
both the ears 2Kgs 21:12; Isa 28:19; Jer 19:3; Luke 21:26
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I will perform 1Sam 2:27-36; Num 23:19; Josh 23:15; Zech 1:6; Luke 21:33
when I begin etc. Heb. beginning and ending
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For I have told him or, And I will tell him, etc. 1Sam 2:27-30, 1Sam 2:31-36
I will 2Chr 20:12; Ezek 7:3, Ezek 18:30; Joel 3:12
which he knoweth 1Kgs 2:44; Eccl 7:22; 1John 3:20
his sons 1Sam 2:12, 1Sam 2:17, 1Sam 2:22, 1Sam 2:23-26
vile or, accursed
restrained them not Heb. frowned not upon them, 1Sam 2:23-25; 1Kgs 1:6; Prov 19:18, Prov 23:13-14, Prov 29:15; Matt 10:37
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the iniquity 1Sam 2:25; Num 15:30-31; Ps 51:16; Isa 22:14; Jer 7:16, Jer 15:1; Ezek 24:13; Heb 10:4-10, Heb 10:26-31
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opened 1Sam 1:9; Mal 1:10
Samuel Samuel reverenced Eli as a father, and feared to distress him by shewing what God had purposed to do. It does not appear that God commanded Samuel to deliver this message; he therefore did not attempt it till adjured by Eli. It might be supposed that Samuel would have been so full of ecstasy as to have forgotten his ordinary service, and run amongst his friends to tell them of the converse he had with God in the night, but he modestly keeps it to himself. Our secret communion with God is not to be proclaimed on the house-top.
feared Jer 1:6-8; 1Cor 16:10-11
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I pray thee Ps 141:5; Dan 4:19; Mic 2:7
God 1Sam 20:13; Ruth 1:17; 2Sam 3:35, 2Sam 19:13; 1Kgs 22:16; Matt 26:63
more also Heb. so add
thing or, word
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every whit Heb. all the things, or, words, Whit, or wid, comes from the Anglo-Saxon wiht, which signifies person, thing, etc.. Every whit is every thing: equivalent to every jot.
It is the Lord Gen 18:25; Judg 10:15; 2Sam 16:10-12; Job 1:21, Job 2:10; Ps 39:9; Isa 39:8; Lam 3:39; 1Pet 5:6
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grew 1Sam 2:21; Judg 13:24; Luke 1:80, Luke 2:40, Luke 2:52
the Lord 1Sam 18:14; Gen 39:2, Gen 39:21-23; Isa 43:2; Matt 1:23; Luke 1:28; 2Cor 13:11, 2Cor 13:14; 2Tim 4:22
let none 1Sam 9:6; 1Kgs 8:56; Isa 44:26
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Dan Judg 20:1; 2Sam 3:10, 2Sam 17:11
established or, faithful, 1Tim 1:12
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And the Lord Wyyoseph yehowah lehairaoh, "And Jehovah added to appear:" that is, He continued to reveal himself to Samuel at Shiloh.
appeared Gen 12:7, Gen 15:1; Num 12:6; Amos 3:7; Heb 1:1
the word 1Sam 3:1, 1Sam 3:4
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the child 1Sam 3:15, 1Sam 2:11, 1Sam 2:18
the word 1Sam 3:21; Ps 74:9; Isa 13:12; Amos 8:11-12
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his eyes 1Sam 2:22, 1Sam 4:15; Gen 27:1, Gen 48:19; Ps 90:10; Eccl 12:3
3
ere Before sun-rise. For it is probable the lamps were extinguished before the rising of the sun; see the parallel passages.
the lamp Exod 27:20-21, Exod 30:7-8; Lev 24:2-4; 2Chr 13:11
the temple 1Sam 1:6; Ps 5:7, Ps 27:4, Ps 29:9
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called Samuel Gen 22:1; Exod 3:4; Ps 99:6; Acts 9:4; 1Cor 12:6-11, 1Cor 12:28; Gal 1:15-16
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1Sam 4:16; Gen 43:29; 2Sam 18:22; Matt 9:2
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Now Samuel Or, Thus did Samuel before he knew the Lord, and before the word of the Lord was revealed unto him.
did not yet Samuel was not destitute of the knowledge of God, in that sense which implies the total absence of true piety, as Eli's sons were; for he knew and worshipped the God of Israel, but he did not know him as communicating special revelations of his will to him, in the manner in which he made it known to the prophets. Jer 9:24; Acts 19:2
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the third Job 33:14-15; Although Samuel did not apprehend the way in which God reveals himself to his servants the prophets - by the "still small voice" - yet when this direct communication from the Almighty was made the third time, in a way altogether new and strange to him, it seems astonishing that he did not immediately apprehend. Perhaps he would have been sooner aware of a divine revelation, had it come in a dream or a vision. Those who have the greatest knowledge of divine things, should remember the time when they were as babes, unskilful in the word of righteousness. 1Cor 13:11-12
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Speak Exod 20:19; Ps 85:8; Isa 6:8; Dan 10:19; Acts 9:6
10
the Lord came This seems to imply a visible appearance, as well as an audible voice.
as at other 1Sam 3:4-6, 1Sam 3:8; Samuel did not now rise and run as before, when thought he Eli called, but lay still and listened. All must be silent, when God speaks. Observe, however, Samuel in his reply left out one word. He did not say, Speak, Lord, but only Speak, for thy servant heareth; perhaps, as Bp. Patrick suggests, out of uncertainty, whether it was God that spake to him or not. However, by this answer way was made for the message he was now to receive, and Samuel was brought acquainted with the words of God and visions of the Almighty.
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I will do Isa 29:14; Amos 3:6-7; Hab 1:5; Acts 13:41
both the ears 2Kgs 21:12; Isa 28:19; Jer 19:3; Luke 21:26
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I will perform 1Sam 2:27-36; Num 23:19; Josh 23:15; Zech 1:6; Luke 21:33
when I begin etc. Heb. beginning and ending
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For I have told him or, And I will tell him, etc. 1Sam 2:27-30, 1Sam 2:31-36
I will 2Chr 20:12; Ezek 7:3, Ezek 18:30; Joel 3:12
which he knoweth 1Kgs 2:44; Eccl 7:22; 1John 3:20
his sons 1Sam 2:12, 1Sam 2:17, 1Sam 2:22, 1Sam 2:23-26
vile or, accursed
restrained them not Heb. frowned not upon them, 1Sam 2:23-25; 1Kgs 1:6; Prov 19:18, Prov 23:13-14, Prov 29:15; Matt 10:37
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the iniquity 1Sam 2:25; Num 15:30-31; Ps 51:16; Isa 22:14; Jer 7:16, Jer 15:1; Ezek 24:13; Heb 10:4-10, Heb 10:26-31
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opened 1Sam 1:9; Mal 1:10
Samuel Samuel reverenced Eli as a father, and feared to distress him by shewing what God had purposed to do. It does not appear that God commanded Samuel to deliver this message; he therefore did not attempt it till adjured by Eli. It might be supposed that Samuel would have been so full of ecstasy as to have forgotten his ordinary service, and run amongst his friends to tell them of the converse he had with God in the night, but he modestly keeps it to himself. Our secret communion with God is not to be proclaimed on the house-top.
feared Jer 1:6-8; 1Cor 16:10-11
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I pray thee Ps 141:5; Dan 4:19; Mic 2:7
God 1Sam 20:13; Ruth 1:17; 2Sam 3:35, 2Sam 19:13; 1Kgs 22:16; Matt 26:63
more also Heb. so add
thing or, word
18
every whit Heb. all the things, or, words, Whit, or wid, comes from the Anglo-Saxon wiht, which signifies person, thing, etc.. Every whit is every thing: equivalent to every jot.
It is the Lord Gen 18:25; Judg 10:15; 2Sam 16:10-12; Job 1:21, Job 2:10; Ps 39:9; Isa 39:8; Lam 3:39; 1Pet 5:6
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grew 1Sam 2:21; Judg 13:24; Luke 1:80, Luke 2:40, Luke 2:52
the Lord 1Sam 18:14; Gen 39:2, Gen 39:21-23; Isa 43:2; Matt 1:23; Luke 1:28; 2Cor 13:11, 2Cor 13:14; 2Tim 4:22
let none 1Sam 9:6; 1Kgs 8:56; Isa 44:26
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Dan Judg 20:1; 2Sam 3:10, 2Sam 17:11
established or, faithful, 1Tim 1:12
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And the Lord Wyyoseph yehowah lehairaoh, "And Jehovah added to appear:" that is, He continued to reveal himself to Samuel at Shiloh.
appeared Gen 12:7, Gen 15:1; Num 12:6; Amos 3:7; Heb 1:1
the word 1Sam 3:1, 1Sam 3:4