Samuel Called to be a Prophet

"And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli." This Scripture statement bears on the status and occupation of Samuel prior to his calling to the prophetic office. He was assistant to the priests, definitely to the high priest, Eli. Ministering to the priests was the occupation of a common Levite. Samuel was a Levite. As already has been noticed in a previous article, the first Book of the Chronicles (1 Sam. 6:22-28) contains a genealogical line that descends from the second son of...