The Call of Samuel

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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# 148 - The Call of Samuel - In this episode of The Chosen People, young Samuel hears God's voice for the first time while serving in the temple under Eli. As the Lord calls him in the quiet of night, Samuel begins his journey as a prophet to Israel.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-up Episode 148 of The Chosen People is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Today's opening prayer is inspired by Psalm 46:10, "Be still, and know that I am God."Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.5	Guaranteed Human.
0:04.8	Previously on the chosen people.
0:08.0	God most I.
0:10.4	Lord of host.
0:12.8	If you will indeed look upon the affliction of your servant and remember me.
0:19.4	If you will give your servant a son, then I will give him to you
0:24.1	all the days of his life. Hannah conceived as the child grew in her womb, her faith grew in her heart.
0:34.0	I shall call him Samuel, for I have asked for him from the Lord. Samuel counted himself blessed
0:42.5	beyond measure to be able to serve the Lord in the tabernacle.
0:47.6	Elkanah, Anna, in all my years, I have not found one of the Lord's servants to be like Samuel. May the Lord give you more
0:57.5	children through this woman for the gift she has given to him. For Hoffney and Phinehas, the sons of
1:05.6	Eli, life had become monotonous. They had known no other life than that in the shadow of their father.
1:12.6	For most Jewish young men to take the role of priest would have been an honour.
1:18.6	Yet no honour was found within these two.
1:21.6	They strode arrogantly among the worshippers.
1:24.6	Though they were to act as intercessors between God and his people,
1:30.0	they knew nothing of the Lord. The edict confirmed Eli's greatest fear. He had been broken over
1:37.7	evil brought about by his sons. But no good father would ever wish such a fate on his children.
1:45.7	The elderly priest sat in stunned silence as the man of God finished.
1:51.6	I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and in my mind.
2:00.7	I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before me, anointed always.
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