The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-10-25
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anc half uAy between Bette. a,t >seesem.
aine ten miles fron eseA-sei<ie
EXPLANATORY.
Eli had many good qualities At tho
same time, he had one grievous weak
ness which led him into great wrong 70
the nation and TO his family when
he rot 10 be an old man. when his bod
ilv strength was going. when his mem
| tai vigor and the energy Of his will were
sapped. then. under the terrible pressure
| of adverse circumstances he failed in
government He allowed his sons. tho
prospective high priests. To continue IN
their willful and public trarsgreSsionA
\ They were sons of Belial: l. <. men
Of profigate disposition and conducts
men who had no regard for their OWE
character. or for the honor OF God.
whose commissioned servants they
were. II was plainly their fathers
duty TO turn them out Of Office AZ any
and every cost II was . terribly hard
duty. and Ell failed in IL And bitter
was his punishment
1. And the child samuel Josephus
(Antiq. $40. ~ says that Samuel was
twelve years old .-Miuissered unto the
Lord lJehovah,: In such services IS .
fsvh
the lamps ~. 81 and opening the doors
OF the tabernacle ". iSl--Johnson lie
was also the personal attendant and
sid to the aged and dim-sighted Eli a.
Is implied in his sleeping near him and
his readiness 10 respond TO his call
and the word of the Lord was pre-
cious:~ because il was rare Not tho
written Word. but messages and COM
munications. There was no open
vision Rather. there was no vision
published abroad There was no pub
iicly acknowledged prophet whose
WORD came to all Israel.
Bible.
. ..At that time when God was
ai-,ut To- reveal himself TO Samuel.
xii was laid down To sleep. twas In
the night. His eyes began 10 wax
dim from infirrni;y and age Hence.
! when samuel heard voice calling him
,, he naturally thought his aged friend
needed assistance
;. Ere the lamp went out-
The golden candles.ick. with its seven
, lamps. was to be trimmed and lighted
, every evening LEV. "a: c-4i, and II con-
. tinued to burn through the night
! Prof. W. II. Green Hence the time
' was toward morning. In the temple:
the sacred tabernacle Of Moses with
the buildings around the court And
Samuel was laid down 10 sleep" in one
It of the rooms around the court, not in
: the tabernacle proper
e =. THAT the Lord called Samuel:
'e By an audible voice. pronouncing his
g name. In the Septuagint version. tho
n name is repeated twice; He called
Is Samuel. Samuel And he answered:
e. Here am l. The regular answer to
20 one calling, literally: Behold me-
rs Cook
ne 5. And he ran unto Eli" Unac-
4. nuainted with the visions OF the
~ Almighty. he took that TO be only Ellis
d call which was really the call Of God
lie went and lay down" Thinking.
II probably. that he had been dreaming.
IS :. Now Samuel did not yet know
p the Lord He did not recognize His
ir call. He did no. know how God com
fe munica.cd His will 20 His prophets
G. This was his first experience. as
IN stated in the last part of the verse
IS 8. The third time God kept re
IT. beating His call. For He knew !; was
nd no. from unwiIiingness 20 hear and
" obey that samuel did not answer Him,
X, hut from inexpcrience- Indeed Sam
d. uel's prompt obedienceto Eii's supposed
IS call was the assurance that he would
re answer Gods call whenever he recog
m uized il And Eli perceived that the
BY Lord had called the child Beczus'
there was no other explanation of ths
pt repeated calls
All 10. And the Lord came and stood.
ne The Hebrew Is emphatic; presented him
= self
~ II. and the Lord said TO Samuel:
re- Through samuel. whom Eli loved. Co
II sent a terrible message. similar 10 on
ne which he had previously sent by ho..
OF man a sam :: ss-Stl. but which did no
= have sufficient effec; 20 enable Hi
e. compel his sons either TO live diffe'
=" ent life. or to leave the pure sersice
re- God. AT which both the ears :
lie shall tingle- With horror and alarm
err IL. -All things which have spoken
no BY the mouth Of the man Of God. as y
corded in chapter 2: as-s6. when b
oe gin. l will also make an end WI
ns- perform thoroughly. l viii 60 throug
'es with the performance from first
'.d last. 1t was twenty years before &C
ely fulfilled His warming Thus givir
az abundant time in which both hi ~
me his sons might change their course ~
~ avert their punishment
ne Is. Il will judge his house forever =
IN the iniquity.- etc He restrained the
nas not and therefore he was in a measu
-" responsible
ned Samuel Bears the Message II "
pc . very hard thing for samuel to ma
're known TO the aged Eli the MESA