"Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealedto him. A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, 'Here I am; you called me.'" vv.7-8
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Samuel is about 12 years old at this point in time when the Lord first calls him. Even though he'd been ministering in the temple alongside Eli scripture says that "Samuel did not yet know the Lord." How true is this of children today that grow up in Christian homes yet don't know the Lord till later? They may know the name of Jesus as Samuel knew the name Jehovah but knowing who He is is a whole other aspect. The Hebrew word for know here is yada and is described in Strong's Concordance as "to know from experience," "to perceive" or "to recognize." So this wasn't just never heard of but more didn't have experiences with the Lord to recognize His voice. Do you know (yada) when God is revealing Himself to you?
Samuel was the last judge and the first one to be called a prophet of the Lord (Acts 3:24). What do you think it'd be like to be the first prophet at age 12?
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