1 Samuel 3:20 — Community Reflections

1 SAMUEL 3:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“And all Israel from Dan even to Beer–sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord.”

And Eli said: It is the LORD; let him do what seems good to him—*hu YHWH* (He is the LORD) marks Eli's resignation to divine will. *Yitpol* (let him do) expresses acceptance of judgment, a posture of *shalom* (peace) with doom. Eli's faith in God transcends his personal destruction.

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Mary PatelNote1mo ago

The armor of God - 1 Samuel 3

I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. The imagery here is agricultural - the original audien...