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1Sa 3:1-10.
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1Sa 3:1-10.
THE LORD APPEARS TO SAMUEL IN A VISION.
1. the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli--His ministry consisted, of course, of such duties in or about the sanctuary as were suited to his age, which is supposed now to have been about twelve years. Whether the office had been specially assigned him, or it arose from the interest inspired by the story of his birth, Eli kept him as his immediate attendant; and he resided not in the sanctuary, but in one of the tents or apartments around it, assigned for the accommodation of the priests and Levites, his being near to that of the high priest.
the word of the Lord was precious in those days--It was very rarely known to the Israelites; and in point of fact only two prophets are mentioned as having appeared during the whole administration of the judges
(Jud 4:4; 6:8).
there was no open vision--no publicly recognized prophet whom the people could consult, and from whom they might learn the will of God. There must have been certain indubitable evidences by which a communication from heaven could be distinguished. Eli knew them, for he may have received them, though not so frequently as is implied in the idea of an "open vision."
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3節. 耶和華殿內神的燈尚未熄滅. 「殿」似乎已成為會幕的固定稱呼，所指的時間將近清晨微光之時，因燈在日出時熄滅（見
Le 6:12, 13）。
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3. ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord--The "temple" seems to have become the established designation of the tabernacle, and the time indicated was towards the morning twilight, as the lamps were extinguished at sunrise (see
Le 6:12, 13).
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5-18節. 他跑到以利那裏說，我在這裏，因為你呼喚我. 他的臥室顯然靠近年邁大祭司的臥室，他慣於在夜間被喚。一連三次臨到這童子的呼喚，使以利確信說話者是神，因此他勸這孩子以敬畏之心聆聽這信息。耶和華信息的核心，是關於以利家所面臨審判的一個非同尋常的預告。年邁的祭司從孩子口中逼出這痛苦的奧秘之後，喊道，這是出於耶和華，願祂憑自己的美意而行。無論神的護理多麼嚴厲、痛苦，我們都當以這樣柔順、不發怨言的順服之心來接受。然而此時要正確評估以利的話與行動，必須考慮那對他個人、眾子、後裔、祭壇和國家所宣告的壓倒性審判的累積。在那樣威脅性的前景面前，他的敬虔和柔順令人驚奇。他的個人品格顯出是個好人，但他……
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5-18. he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me--It is evident that his sleeping chamber was close to that of the aged high priest and that he was accustomed to be called during the night. The three successive calls addressed to the boy convinced Eli of the divine character of the speaker, and he therefore exhorted the child to give a reverential attention to the message. The burden of [the Lord's message] was an extraordinary premonition of the judgments that impended over Eli's house; and the aged priest, having drawn the painful secret from the child, exclaimed, "It is the Lord; let him do what seemeth him good." Such is the spirit of meek and unmurmuring submission in which we ought to receive the dispensations of God, however severe and afflictive. But, in order to form a right estimate of Eli's language and conduct on this occasion, we must consider the overwhelming accumulation of judgments denounced against his person, his sons, his descendants--his altar, and nation. With such a threatening prospect before him, his piety and meekness were wonderful. In his personal character he seems to have been a good man, but his sons' conduct was flagrantly bad; and though his misfortunes claim our sympathy, it is impossible to approve or defend the weak and unfaithful course which, in the retributive justice of God, brought these adversities upon him.
撒上3:1-10。
耶和華在異象中向撒母耳顯現。
1. 童子撒母耳在以利面前事奉耶和華——他的事奉當然包括在聖所中或周圍適合他年齡的各樣職務，此時他的年齡據推測約為十二歲。這職分是特別指派給他的，還是因他出生的故事所激發的興趣而產生的，不得而知；總之以利把他留作自己直接的侍從；他並不是住在聖所裏面，而是住在周圍供祭司和利未人住宿的帳棚或房間中的一個——他的房間靠近大祭司的。
耶和華的言語稀少——以色列人很少得以認識；事實上，在整個士師時代，只提到兩位先知出現
(Jud 4:4; 6:8)。
不常有默示——沒有公開承認的先知可供百姓諮詢、從而得知神的旨意。從天上來的啟示必然有一些確鑿的證據可資辨別。以利知道這些證據，因為他或許曾領受過，只是不像「公開的默示」所暗示的那樣頻繁。