week of 5/11

 Unit 09  Session 2

GOD CALLS HIS PEOPLE

1 SAMUEL 3:3-14, 17-19

 

Key Concept:

God calls His people to obedience.

Samuel was an answer to Hannah's prayer for a child, and as she vowed, she gave her son to the Lord's service (1 Samuel 1:26-28). Samuel remained at the tabernacle under the care of Eli, the priest. When Samuel was older and Eli had grown old, God called Samuel by name. God told him that Eli and his family would be punished because of the sins of his sons. Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas, treated the Lord's offerings with contempt and used the priesthood for their own gratification. In response, God said He would raise up a faithful priest for himself.

As you examine 1 Samuel 3:3-14, 17-19:

✞   Notice that Eli understood the Lord was calling Samuel and taught the boy 

    how to respond to God's call.

     

✞   Reflect upon the solemn duty we have to tell the whole Gospel to others, 

    even when it might be difficult for them to hear.