History of the bibles for children (The small and great Samuel)

Samuel was a boy of about 4 years and much loved by his parents, who were called Elcana and Ana. Being so small, they took him to the Israelite priest named Eli to stay in the tabernacle, with him and other priests .

It seems strange that being such a small child, his parents will let him live with strangers, right? But it is not like that, there was a very important reason. Years before the little Samuel was born, his mother Ana, could not have babies, one day she knelt down and prayed to God begging him for a son, and promised to consecrate him to his lifelong service as a sign of gratitude and love. God heard the prayers of Ana and I am very pleased with that promise and thus had her baby. That is why they took the child to the tabernacle.

Samuel stayed there very happy, I do not cry because he was taught from childhood that he would learn and serve his God, he was a very obedient child.

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Eli had two sons named Phinees and Ofni, who were very bad people. His father had to do something and prevent them from continuing as priests, because they did not deserve to be in the tabernacle, but he did nothing. One night when Samuel was older God called him 3 times, the three times the child ran to Eli believing that he was calling him, but the priest realized that it was God who called the child and said:

• "You will say to the Lord, speak to me Lord, that I will listen to you," and Samuel did.

And God said to the child:

- "The children of Eli are going to die in a fight against the Philistines and their father Eli, upon receiving the news, will also die.

And so it was, the children die in a fight and their father to receive the news, falls to the floor and hit his head dies. This is how God fulfilled his word.

The years passed and the great Samuel was not only very obedient to his God, he also became the last righteous judge of the people of Israel.