1 Samuel 3:1

The boy Samuel served the Lord in Eli’s presence. In those days the word of the Lord was rare and prophetic visions were not widespread.

1 Samuel 2:11

Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy served the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.

Psalm 74:9

There are no signs for us to see.
There is no longer a prophet.
And none of us knows how long this will last.

1 Samuel 2:18

The boy Samuel served in the Lord’s presence and wore a linen ephod.

1 Samuel 3:21

The Lord continued to appear in Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.

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Amos 8:11-12

Hear this! The days are coming—
this is the declaration of the Lord God
when I will send a famine through the land:
not a famine of bread or a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord.

1 Samuel 3:15

Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,

Isaiah 13:12

I will make man scarcer than gold,
and mankind more rare than the gold of Ophir.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.

Bible References

The child

1 Samuel 3:15
Samuel lay down until the morning; then he opened the doors of the Lord’s house. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision,
1 Samuel 2:11
Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy served the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.

The word

1 Samuel 3:21
The Lord continued to appear in Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word.

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Psalm 74:9
There are no signs for us to see.
There is no longer a prophet.
And none of us knows how long this will last.
Isaiah 13:12
I will make man scarcer than gold,
and mankind more rare than the gold of Ophir.
Amos 8:11
Hear this! The days are coming—
this is the declaration of the Lord God
when I will send a famine through the land:
not a famine of bread or a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord.

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