Date: December 19th, 2022
Source: Bible New International Version
1Samuel ; Chapter 3 Verse 15-21
The Lord Calls Samuel
15 Samuel lay down until morning and then opened the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision, 16 but Eli called him and said, “Samuel, my son.”
Samuel answered, “Here I am.”
17 “What was it he said to you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you, be it ever so severely, if you hide from me anything he told you.” 18 So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him. Then Eli said, “He is the Lord; let him do what is good in his eyes.”
19 The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord. 21 The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his word.
15 سموئیل بستر پر پڑا رہا جب تک کہ صبح نہ ہو ئی۔ وہ جلدی اٹھا اور خداوند کے گھر کا دروازہ کھو لا۔ سموئیل عیلی سے رویا کے متعلق کہتے ہو ئے ڈررہا تھا۔
16 لیکن عیلی نے سموئیل سے کہا ، “سموئیل میرے لڑکے !”
سموئیل نے جواب دیا، “ہاں جناب۔”
17 عیلی نے پو چھا ، “خداوند نے تم سے کیا کہا ؟ مجھ سے کچھ مت چھپا ؤ وہ تمہیں سزا دے اگر تم نے خدا کے پیغام کا کو ئی بھی حصّہ مجھ سے چھپا یا تو۔”
18 اس لئے سموئیل نے عیلی سے ہر چیز کہی۔ سموئیل نے عیلی سے کسی چیز کو نہیں چھپایا۔
عیلی نے کہا ، “وہ خداو ندہے جو کچھ وہ سوچتا ہے وہ صحیح ہے کرنے دو۔”
19 خداوند سموئیل کے ساتھ اس وقت بھی تھا جب وہ بڑا ہوا۔ خداوند نے سموئیل کے کسی پیغام کو جھو ٹا نہ ہو نے دیا۔ 20 تب دان سے بیر سبع کے تمام اسرا ئیلیو ں نے جانا کہ سموئیل خداوند کا سچا پیغمبر ہے۔ 21 اور خداوند شیلاہ میں سموئیل پر ظاہر ہوتا رہا خداوند خود بطور کلام سمو ئیل پر نا زل ہوا۔
My point of view about above verses
Eli said to his sons that if someone sin against another man – God may mediate for the offender but if anyone sins against Lord- who will intercede for them – but they didn't listen to their father as it was Lord’s will to put them to death
God wants us to give him importance more than anything in the world - worship Him, offer Him and all will go well with us - otherwise be prepared for punishment as God punished Eli and his sons and raised Samuel up for priesthood
Lord called Samuel - how wonderful is it if God calla us - as He called Samuel by name
Lord called Samuel fourth time and he heard and responded as Eli told him to say God - Lord speak your sevant is listening - This was Samuel response to God
God told Samuel that guilt of Eli’s house will never be apologized – I would judge his house forever because of the sin he knew – his sons was blaspheming God and he failed to restrain them
This story depicts duty of high preists towards their families and to keep their children in fear of God
God was with Samuel as he grew up – and all Israelites recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet- The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh and revealing himself to Samuel through his word
May God give us wisdom to understand Him through His Word as He speaks with us through this - and apply it in our lives to have a blissful life on earth
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