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Jehovah’s vision to Samuel

1 Samuel continued to serve Jehovah under Eli. In those days, the Lord often did not speak directly to the people, and there were very few visions.
1 Samuel 3: 1

2 Eli’s eyesight was so weak that he almost stopped seeing. One night he lay down on the bed and
1 Samuel 3: 2

3 Samuel was lying down in the Lord’s Holy House. The Lord’s Holy Box was in that holy house. Jehovah’s lamp was still burning.
1 Samuel 3: 3

4 The Lord called Samuel, and Samuel said, “Here I am.”
1 Samuel 3: 4

5 Samuel thought he was calling Eli, so he ran to Eli and said to Eli, “Here I am. Did you call me?” But Eli said, “I didn’t call you. You go to sleep.” Go. “Samuel went back to his bed.
1 Samuel 3: 5

6 The Lord called again, “Samuel!” Samuel ran to Eli again and said, “You called me, and I am here.” Eli said, “I did not call you. Go back to your bed.”
1 Samuel 3: 6

7 Samuel did not yet know the Lord. He had not yet received the word directly from the Lord.
1 Samuel 3: 7

8 The Lord called Samuel a third time. Samuel got up again and went to Eli and said, “I am here, you have called me.” Then Eli realized that it was Jehovah who was calling the boy.
1 Samuel 3: 8

9 Eli said to Samuel, “Go, go to your bed. If he calls you again, say, ‘Lord, tell me, your servant listens.'” So Samuel lay down on the bed.
1 Samuel 3: 9

10 And the LORD came and stood beside him, and said unto him, Samuel, Samuel, as he had said unto him.
1 Samuel 3:10

11 The Lord said to Samuel, “I am going to do something in Israel very soon. Anyone who hears this will be amazed.
1 Samuel 3:11

12 The day I judge Eli’s family, I will punish his family completely. I will do everything I say against his family – from beginning to end.
1 Samuel 3:12

13 I will do this because Eli knew that his sons were blaspheming God and doing bad things. And Eli could not control them.
1 Samuel 3:13

14 So I swear that the sacrifices and the grain offerings will never remove the sins of Eli’s family. “
1 Samuel 3:14

15 Samuel lay in bed until morning. He got up early in the morning and opened all the doors of God’s house. Samuel was afraid to tell Eli about the vision.
1 Samuel 3:15

16 But Eli said to Samuel, “Samuel, my son!” Samuel answered, “Yes, Lord.”
1 Samuel 3:16

17 Eli said, “What has the Lord said to you? Do not hide anything from me. If you hide from me what God has said to you, God will punish you severely.”
1 Samuel 3:17

18 So Samuel told Eli everything. Samuel did not hide anything from Eli. Eli said, “He is the Lord. He has the right to do whatever he wants.”
1 Samuel 3:18

19 The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up. Jehovah did not allow any of Samuel’s words to be false.
1 Samuel 3:19

20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was prophet of the LORD.
1 Samuel 3:20

21 And the LORD appeared frequently to Samuel in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by his word.
1 Samuel 3:21

Trust in God

1 I trust in the Lord. Then why do you say that I should run away and hide? You told me, “Fly like a bird to your mountain.”
Psalm 11: 1

2 Evil men are like hunters who hide under a blanket of darkness and return to attack. Bowing down to their bows, they aim their arrows directly at the hearts of good people and honest people.
Psalm 11: 2

3 What if they destroy everything that is good? Then what will good people do?
Psalm 11: 3

4 The Lord is present in his holy palace. He is seated on his throne in heaven and he sees everything that happens. He judges people to see if they are good or bad.
Psalm 11: 4

5 God seeks the good, but rejects the wicked and the wicked.
Psalm 11: 5

6 He will rain burning coals and burning sulfur on evil spirits. So these evil souls will get nothing but scorching waves.
Psalm 11: 6

7 God is good. And he loves those who do good. These lawful souls will always be with God and see the face of God.
Psalm 11: 7

Servant of Moses, Son of Christ

1 So all of you should think about Jesus. God sent Jesus exactly to us, and he is the high priest of our faith. My holy brothers and sisters, I tell you, God has called you all.
Hebrews 3: 1

2 God sent Jesus to us and made him our high priest. And Jesus was just as faithful to God as Moses was. He did everything God wanted him to do in the whole house of God.
Hebrews 3: 2

3 When a person builds a house, people respect that person more than the house. It is the same with Jesus. Jesus deserves more respect than Moses.
Hebrews 3: 3

4 Every house is built by someone, but God is the one who made everything.
Hebrews 3: 4

5 Moses was faithful as a servant in all the house of God. He told the people about the people that God could tell them in the future.
Hebrews 3: 5

6 But Jesus is like the Son who faithfully rules over God’s house. We are the house of the faithful God. If we are determined and boast in our hope which is so great, then we are the house of God.
Hebrews 3: 6