Bible Question:
I Samuel 2:18 says Samuel "was ministering before the LORD, as a boy wearing a linen ephod." What does this mean? What was he actually doing? I Samuel 3:1 says, "the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD before Eli." Was he doing the same as in I Samuel 2:18? If not, what was he doing? Since his father was from Ephraim, didn't that prevent him from being a priest? Or was he a special case due to Hannah's vow? |
Bible Answer: Greetings, Samuel was raised by the priesthood. "Ministering before the Lord" is another way of saying that he was serving the High Priest. Basically, he was doing chores for Eli the Priest. As for what Samuel was, he was two things: Judge and Prophet. He was the last of the Judges, raised by the priesthood, and called to be a Prophet. Jalek |
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