Because of his education he was respected by other slaves, and he was a well known preacher and leader. Thus, the ambivalent and matter-of-fact introduction of the priests at Shiloh implies that while central to the story of Samuels beginnings, Eli and his sons will play roles that are marginal to or destructive of their high ritual status. While Samuel ministered to the Lord (1 Samuel 2:18). WebWhat was significant about the birth and childhood of Samuel? Theodore J. Lewis, Belial, in Freedman, Anchor Bible Dictionary, 1:65456; Bible Dictionary, LDS edition of the Bible (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1979), s.v. 1026; 112 nn. She neither retreats from nor attempts to renegotiate the terms of her sacred vow. As a boy Samuel received a divine oracle in which the fall of the house of Eli was predicted (1 Samuel 13). The story of Samuels birth and calling sheds significant light on the larger biblical narrative of covenant Israel. I thank Steven Walker, Richard Dilworth Rust, Rex Cooper, and Fred Woods for their helpful comments on prior drafts of this article. The parallel syntax and barrage of ands, far from being the reflex of a primitive language, are as artfully effective in furthering the ends of the narrative as any device one could find in a sophisticated modern novelist. Alter, Moses, xxviixxviii, emphasis in original. As a result, Elis extended family are cursed to beg for their sustenance in the future (2:1217, 36). When Hannah presents herself to Eli as a barren woman who has finally given birth because the Lord answered her prayer, she not only thanks the Lord for His favor to her, she also bears public witness to His mighty deeds, of which she has personal experience. Simon, Prophetic Narratives, 28. Certain words appear in the text in complementary or contrastive parallel throughout the Hebrew Bible in order to comment on the broader interpretive significance of the narrative. Together, these structural and rhetorical conventions of exposition provide evidence of the independence of the prophetic history of the rise of kingship that begins with the story of Samuel.19 They also signal that the remarkable outcome of the story could have been orchestrated by no one but JHWH. . (2:110), Parallelism. 46. The story of Samuels birth and calling concludes with a general reference to his continuing growth in the knowledge of God (see 3:7, 21). 5. As a result of the priests blessing, Hannah bears additional childrenthree sons and two daughters., Customary Behavior: Hearing and Seeing. Willard R. Trask (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1953), 323; Robert Alter, The Art of Biblical Narrative (New York: Basic Books, 1981), 322; Meir Sternberg, The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1985), 157; Jason P. Rosenblatt and Joseph C. Sitterson Jr., eds. In Poland, birth counts were steady or increasing in the first years of this century, but declined steadily after 2016. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill. Michael D. Coogan (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998), 13264. Following Hannahs song, the narrator begins his detailed condemnation of Elis sons with the epithet: Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial, implying a scathing equivalence of Eli and Belial.52 Further, the narrator observes with biting irony that Elis sons knew not the Lord, even though they are introduced as priests of the Lord (1:3). Diction. 21. . 61. He was to warn them to repent and believe in the Savior. (3:110, 1921; 4:1a). During the indictment of Eli and his sons, the narrator sprinkles several asides on the lads prodigious service at the temple (2:11, 18, 21, 26; 3:1a) and concludes this narrative with the categorical declaration of Samuels remarkable long-term public ministry (3:194:1a). Hannah declines, preferring instead to attend to her sons continuing needs. . And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. See Alter, Moses, 77 n.2; 131 nn. The second way that Hannah continues to nurture her firstborn is mentioned below in the discussion of 1 Samuel 2:19. The story of Samuels life begins with the very touching scene of Hannah, a wife of Elkanah, praying to God at the tabernacle in Shiloh. . Yet, his roles as prophet, seer, and judge are all incredible in certain respects, apart from the Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. Indications are that they were a group of fanatical religious and national conservatives. Saul was vindicated as king by his leadership of Israel in a campaign against the Ammonites (chapter 11); after this, Samuel retired from the leadership of Israel (chapter 12). And the Lord came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. She fasts, she prays, she bears and nurtures, she sacrifices and gives thanks, she serves, and she remains faithful to her divine calling without any desire for personal position, recognition, or recompense.27 As a result, the narrative portrays Hannah as worthy of becoming the mother of one of Israels greatest prophets and of serving as a paragon of holiness in the Hebrew Bible. Then they rose early in the morning and worshiped before the LORD, and returned and came to their house at Ramah. Hannahs promise to God that there shall no razor come upon [her sons] head draws an explicit parallel with Samson, Israels most noteworthy judge (Judg. Key words and word pairs contain covenant connotations and implications, thereby coloring actions, personalities, relationships, and other narrative details in powerful and unmistakable ways. Belial.. Almost all knowledge of him is derived from the books of the Prophets and Writings: Samuel I and II, Kings I and Chronicles I. and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? Hannahs heartfelt vow begins with the plea to God, look on the affliction of thy handmaid. Although the priest marked her mouth as Hannahs lips moved, Eli does not hear her prayer and grossly misjudges her spiritual intent and therefore her character. Samuel thus appears as a leader in all Israel; his leadership is exercised in war and law, but his authority is basically religious, mostly prophetic, although with some features of priestly authority. QUICK FACTS. . 1806 Houston's father, Major Samuel Houston, dies. However, Sternberg, Poetics, 32528, eloquently qualifies Alters perspective. WebBiography. Scholars recognize that many scenes in the narrative portions of the Hebrew Bible were likely crafted in part to help readers infer connections with other exemplary biblical characters, settings, or events in order to enhance the significance of the related stories, called type scenes. 9. Horn is used metaphorically in Hebrew poetry as a distinctive feature of humans and other animals, especially one that is enlarged because the Lord has blessed it. And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord., Type Scene: Obedience to Gods Call. Corrections? Brought to the Temple at Shiloh as a young child to serve God in The first story (1 Samuel 13) describes Samuels action as motivated by Sauls assumption of the prerogatives of the priesthood. In the second story (chapter 15), Samuel is motivated by the failure of Saul to observe the ethic of the holy war. WebThe birth of Samuel was of great significance as it was a sign that Hannah's prayers had been answered. 4. Samuel is ever faithful to his consecrated responsibilities at Shiloh and eventually becomes one of Israels greatest spiritual leaders. And Samuel arose and went to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord. McCarter observes, In certain cases it is clear that the raised horn refers specifically to progeny, hence the possible allusion to Hannah and her firstborn.48. Characterization: Husband and Wife. Birth Country: United States Gender: Male Best Known For: American Founding Father Samuel Adams helped organize the Boston Tea Party and signed the This usage introduces another meaningful connotation of the verb, shakab, in relation to yada (know). 1. Reflecting on this complex and somewhat foreign (to modern readers) convention, Sternberg recognizes the challenge: Reading a character becomes a process of discovery, attended by all the biblical hallmarks: progressive reconstruction, tentative closure of discontinuities, frequent and sometimes painful reshaping in the face of the unexpected, and intractable pockets of darkness to the very end. Sternberg, Poetics, 32324. . He is the spokesman of Yahweh in the election both of Saul and of David. Samuel, the son of Elkanah (of Ephraim) and Hannah, was born in answer to the prayer of his previously childless mother. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision. And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. Alter, Ancient Israel, 244 n.21: Everything is different now that Hannah has borne a son, and she herself introduces a change in the repeated pattern.. . The account of Samuels divine calling concludes using hearing and seeing as metaphors of increased spiritual capacity: And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. As part of her poignant vow, Hannah promises that if the Lord will give her a man child, then she will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life. In both instances, the verb give is translated from the Hebrew nathan. Alter, Ancient Israel, 246 n.26; Simon, Prophetic Narratives, 18. Shes a mom! Nevertheless, Hannah is not satisfied: she wants a son for herself, but not for selfish reasons. Stephanie Holland. Characterization: Messengers of God. Insightful analyses of the lives of these three exemplary women are found in Sternberg, Poetics, 13152 (Rebekah); and Alter, Art, 512 (Tamar) and 5860 (Ruth). Berlin, Parallelism, 7, speaks for many in observing that biblical poetry is characterized by a high incidence of terse, balanced parallelism. While 1 Samuel 13 is structured mostly as a prose narrative, Hannahs song (2:110) is organized as a series of couplets, with a few triads added for aesthetic interest and interpretive emphasis. In stark contrast with Elis general neglect of his sons, in spite of their physical and functional proximity, the narrator specifically mentions Hannahs continued watch care over her first born, in spite of their physical and functional distance.54 Punctuating the vignettes that contrast the faithfulness of Eli and Hannah, the narrator comments on Samuels progressively auspicious service at the temple, reinforcing the intended contrast between old and new priest.55 While not a prerequisite for Samuels ascension, Elis fall serves as a foil for it.56, Leitwrter: give and lend. . put away thy wine from thee. Broad perspectives, which Alter collectively calls narration, provide the authors commentary and expositionintroduce spatial, social, and temporal contexts and detail the relationship of the particular story to the larger narrative of biblical Israel. The rate of decline averaged 4% from 2016 to 2021 and jumped to 8% in 2022. 2. Children who receive responsive care are able to develop the psychological quality of hope. The story of the birth and vocation of Samuel at the beginning of 1 Samuel is regarded by critics as legendary because of a number of obviously unhistorical features. The first specific action in the Samuel story has Elkanah sharing with Hannah a worthy portion of the offering. 40. Genealogy.15 Consistent with the convention of genealogies throughout the Hebrew Bible, the brief genealogy that launches the story of Samuels birth identifies Samuels ancestors as Ephraimites,16 distinguishes the account from the long but unremarkable reign of the judges, and introduces the auspicious but problematic reign of the kings in ancient Israel. 70. And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? This study claims that the significance of the story cannot be fully appre- To keep readers focused on the storys central purpose, the narrator adds a bit of narrative commentary on Samuels faithful service before and after each vignette (2:11b, 18, 21b, 26). On the use of exposition as a literary convention, see Meir Sternberg, Expositional Modes and Temporal Ordering in Fiction (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1978). Polzin, Samuel, 19. See Robert Alter, Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings, A Translation with Commentary (New York: W.W. Norton, 2013), 257; Robert Polzin, Samuel and the Deuteronomist: A Literary Study of the Deuteronomic History, Part Two: 1Samuel (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1993), 1954; Uriel Simon, Reading Prophetic Narratives, trans. Subsequent events in the narrative bear out this contrast: the sons of Eli abuse the ritual offering and are categorically rejected by the Lord, but the Lord appears to Samuel and gives him his first and subsequent prophecies. By contrast, the story includes an extended verbatim recitation of the entire message that the Lord personally entrusts to Samuel, beginning with the authoritative declaration, Behold I will do a thing in Israel (3:1114).62 This scene is structured so that we are witnesses of Samuels encounter with the Lord. Thus, Alter observes, There is a series of recurrent narrative episodes attached to the careers of biblical heroes that . 1 Samuel 1:19. We are present only for his encounter with the priest. The paradigm serves as a frame of reference that allows us to examine each component in the context of the expectations aroused by its parallels in the other stories. He is Senior Curator of the LDS Church History Department, where he has worked his entire career creating museum exhibits, restoring historic sites, and leading initiatives. We dont know who wrote the books for certain. While unusual, even extraordinary, Hannahs initiative at the temple to plead directly with JHWH for a man child is neither unprecedented nor countercultural. 12. Book of First Samuel Overview - Insight for Living Ministries Her initial vow is made when motherhood is a worthy but still unrealized aspiration. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord. Shakab implies that Samuel is simply lying prone in bed when the Lord first calls and eventually appears to him. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Then Eli called Samuel, and said Samuel, my son. Similar instances of this verb in the Hebrew Bible include Genesis 19:3335; 34:2; 35:22; 39:12. enduring patiently the persistent provocations of her sister wife and the insensitive entreaties of her husband (1:68, 2123); consistently referring to herself in relation to others by the subordinate term, responding directly but respectfully to Elis false accusations and later reminding him of who she is when she comes to make good on her vow (1:1216, 2628); and. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither. And as he did so year by year, when she went up to the house of the Lord, so she provoked her; therefore she wept, and did not eat. In his masterful study of The Iliad, the great classical scholar James M. Redfield offers an alternate perspective that is central to the present inquiry: Homer does not speak to us when we assign our meanings to his words or when we allow ourselves to be guided by our immediate response to his scenes. James M. Redfield, Nature and Culture in The Iliad: The Tragedy of Hector (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975), x. . Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the Lord God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. McCarter, I Samuel, 6061 n.11, points out the poetic qualities of Hannahs prayer. 35. The aim of this study is to assess, by means of a smartphone attached to a turntable, whether there is an alteration in the perception of verticality in children aged 7 to 10, with history of premature birth. On the other hand, the language of the sons introduction bestows no honor or dignity to their priestly office. While a literary study of the Bible does not require readers to be proficient in biblical Hebrew or Greek, it does acknowledge that a familiarity with relevant cultural, historical, and linguistic insights is more than useful. 45. And they went unto their own home. 3. 63. Provo, UT 84602, USA | 2022 Brigham Young University, Birth and Calling of the Prophet Samuel: A Literary Reading of the BiblicalText, The Little Head Stones Became Monuments: Death in the EarlySamoanMission and theCreation of the FagaliiCemetery, Margaret Barkers The Lord Is Onea Response, Response to Margaret Barkers The Lord Is One, An Improvisation on Margaret Barkers The Lord Is One, An Angel or Rather the Savior at the Kirtland Temple Dedication: The Vision of FrederickG.Williams, What Is It about This Place?: Truman Madsen, ReligiousEducation, and theMissionofBYU, Catholic and Mormon: A Theological Conversation, The Mapmakers of New Zion: A CartographicHistory ofMormonism, The Polygamous Wives Writing Club: From the Diaries of MormonPioneerWomen. TDOT, 12:5060. The present study emphasizes how the narrator crafts individual characters primarily in terms of their social roles in the story, in particular how they complement and contrast with other, related characters. Knew not implies a defining and permanent condition for the sons of Eli; for Samuel, however, did not yet know implies a temporary and transitional condition that would soon be remedied. And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb. In general, I agree with Alter: The story of Samuel, then, far from being a simple promotion of prophetic ideology, enormously complicates the notion of prophecy by concretely imagining what may become of the imperfect stuff of humanity when the mantle of prophecy is cast over it. Ancient Prophets, 230. The same Hebrew root is translated faithful in the prophecy associated with Gods curse upon Elis house: Iwill raise up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind (2:35), suggesting that the author considers Samuel to be the promised priest, who shall walk before mine anointed forever. See also TDOT, 1:296. Characterization: Prophet of God. for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. Steven L. Olsen received a bachelors from BYU and a masters degree and PhD from the University of Chicago. The patriarchal focus of the introduction is really a Hebrew convention that gives the larger account of Samuel a measure of cultural legitimacy.18. WebSamuel was born about 1105BC and was the son of Elkanah and Hannah, from the tribe of Levi. 23. These scenes infer meaningful connections with other individuals and settings in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles that serve as positive and negative exemplars of Gods enduring covenant with his children. 993 BC. Recurrent literary conventions that form the interpretive fabric of this account include parallelism,9 characterization,10 key words (Leitwrter),11 type scenes,12 patterns of customary behavior,13 and structuring devices like Sternbergs play of perspective.14 The dynamic and complementary interplay of these conventions throughout the text increases the drama, engagement, meaning, and pleasure of the reading experience. . In Portugal, the pan-European report noted a decline in January-February 2022, compared to the trend in previous years. International Standard Version The LORD took note of Hannah, and she became pregnant and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. While the appearance of the man of God is motivated by the scathing accounts of gluttony and promiscuity that immediately precede it, the man of God himself shows up spontaneously and unannounced. Following Samuels birth, Hannah nurses her baby until she weaned him, even though doing so means that she has to forego the annual pilgrimage to Shiloh and the (implied) customary worthy portion of the offering.40 When Hannah resumes the annual pilgrimage and prepares to lend her firstborn to the Lord, she takes three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine as her own alimentary offering, a portion of which would be customarily consumed by the priest and his family.41, Characterization: Husband and Wife. In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. And he said, What is the thing that the Lord hath said unto thee? 10. WebBetter known as Sam Sharpe, Samuel Sharpe, a Creole slave, was born in Montego Bay, Jamaicain 1801. Repetitions of this kind, especially in the unusually truncated narrative of the Hebrew Bible, focus readers attention on details of great significance to the overall story. Leitwrter: give and lend. 69. Possible extrinsic reasons for the placement of Hannahs song within the narrative are found in Weitzman, Song, 11415. The pathways involved in the development of metabolic dysfunction across generations in the context of childhood Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord. However, in the Hebrew Bible, lay/lie with does not always connote illicit sexual relations, for example, Genesis 30:16, and know does not always imply legitimate and covenantal sexual relations, for example, Judges 19:25. . Five years before the birth of Jesus, a prophet named Samuel was called by God to prepare the people for the birth of Jesus. In accomplishing this mission, the man of God encounters only Eli, delivers his message faithfully and confidentially, and then disappears immediately, apparently never to be seen or heard fromagain. 47. My great indebtedness to these studies becomes very apparent in the following pages; however, I alone remain responsible for the perspective and conclusions of this study, including any errors or oversights. Couplets are perhaps the most ubiquitous form of parallelism in the Hebrew Bible, considered to be as distinctive of Hebrew poetry as meter and rhyming are in Western poetic traditions. Structuring Devices: Exposition. I pray thee, hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things he said unto thee. The same verb also concludes the narrative, signaling the enduring covenant between Samuel and the Lord, on the one hand, and between Samuel and Gods covenant people, on the other: And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord. Our differences are complementary, not contrastive in nature. Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child is weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever. Thus, Samuels dual descent may have qualified him, in terms of his lineage, to serve as priest as well as prophet and judge during his ministry. The narrators specific comment that the priests eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see follows immediately the narrators general spiritual indictment of Israel: And the word of the Lord was precious [that is, rare] in those days; there was no open vision.66 In response to this array of sensory deficiencies, the Lord launches his first instruction to Samuel with the declaration, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle (3:11). and why is thy heart grieved? While this curse represents the single most extended direct speech in 1 Samuel 13, the precise interaction between the man of God and his Master is completely omitted from the story. But Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with people. (1 Samuel 2:26). And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the priest. Author of. PTSD symptoms can include: Frequent nightmares. The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever. It is said of an eccentric schoolmaster in Germany, who lived about 300 Inquiring of the oracle would have been a priestly function, and so there is an intimation here of some sort of breakdown in the professional performance of the house of Eli. If so, why is he not introduced as such at the outset and why does he play such a passive role in the services at Shiloh? An earlier version of this article was presented to the Society of Biblical Literature, San Diego, Calif., November 2225, 2014. WebSamuel Adams was Born in Massachusetts Bay Period: Sep 27, 1722 to Oct 2, 1803. He accuses her of wanton drunkenness, a false assertion that she directly but respectfully corrects. This is his leadership of the sons of the prophets, a group of young men organized for ecstatic worship. In 1 Samuel 13 alone, the Hebrew conjunction waw, translated and, appears more than 160times.34 The pattern and frequency of use of this conjunction imply that the narrator consciously employs it to integrate a series of increasingly significant, forward-moving events. Type Scene: Barren Wife. The text never has him interact directly with any of Hannahs children, and he speaks with Hannah only when her devotional actions disrupt his traditional ritual routine. Moreover, Polzin acknowledges the complementarity of all direct speeches in a particular story, regardless of the identity of the speaker. Despite the similarity of their messages, the text structures the two encounters inversely. These details may explain why the man of God specifically refers to Pharaohs house in his condemnation of the house of Eli (2:27). 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