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b'Now the boy Samuel ministered to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation. And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place, and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see, and before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the Lord where the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down, that the Lord called Samuel. And he answered, \\u201cHere I am!\\u201d So he ran to Eli and said, \\u201cHere I am, for you called me.\\u201d And he said, \\u201cI did not call; lie down again.\\u201d And he went and lay down. Then the Lord called yet again, \\u201cSamuel!\\u201d So Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, \\u201cHere I am, for you called me.\\u201d He answered, \\u201cI did not call, my son; lie down again.\\u201d (Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.) And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. So he arose and went to Eli, and said, \\u201cHere I am, for you did call me.\\u201d Then Eli perceived that the Lord had called the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, \\u201cGo, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, that you must say, \\u2018Speak, Lord, for Your servant hears.\\u2019 \\u201d So Samuel went and lay down in his place. Now the Lord came and stood and called as at other times, \\u201cSamuel! Samuel!\\u201d And Samuel answered, \\u201cSpeak, for Your servant hears.\\u201d Then the Lord said to Samuel: \\u201cBehold, I will do something in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will tingle.\\nI Samuel 3:1\\u202d-\\u202c11 NKJV\\n\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pastor-lucy-paynter/message\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pastor-lucy-paynter/support'