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I Shmuel 3: Call Me Maybe
Chapter 3 is Shmuel’s first calling from God, and the setup—being called by name and responding “Here I am”—echoes earlier biblical callings, from Adam to Avraham. The Navi is positioning Shmuel as one of the great prophets. But there is also a touch of humor: teenage Shmuel keeps running back to Eli as if to say, “Here I am! You rang?” only for Eli to answer, “It was not me.” It takes three attempts before Eli realizes that God is calling the boy. Yet Shmuel’s first vision is strikingly dark. Why would God begin Shmuel’s prophetic career with a message of doom against the house of Eli? The…
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