Have you seen one who fulfills his duty well? That will occupy important positions. (S. Bible. Proverbs). Samuel
means "God has heard me " (Samu: I have heard him: God).
In S. Bible story of Samuel is one of the most interesting and beautiful. It is narrated in the books with titles 1 and 2 of Samuel in the Old Testament. was the son of Elkanah and Hannah, two very faithful Israelites. Ana had the disease of infertility which prevented her from having children and so the second wife of her husband constantly humiliated. She wept continuously and did not want or eat.
It happened one year when they went to pray at the house of prayer for Israel in Silo, Ana stay long at the altar praying with great faith and fervor. And the priest Eli saw her lips move as he said: "You must be drunk and so should not come here." She replied: "I'm not drunk, I'm very anxious and I have come to pray before my God." The priest said: "Go in peace, may the Lord has heard your prayer. "Ana
Then God made you this vow and promise:" If you grant me a son, I will offer to dedicate to serve you in the House of Prayer. "He turned to content distant home.
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And God gave Hannah his first son, whom she named him Samuel, meaning "God has heard me, because she said" God has heard the prayer that I had him asking for a son.
When the child was big boy, the mother took him to the house of prayer at Shiloh and offered it to God to be forever devoted to serve at the altar. And the temple was a gift a steer three years, a lump of flour and a bottle of wine and sang a beautiful hymn, saying: "My heart exults in the Lord, because there is holy as our God, for the sterile women allowed to have children. The Lord sinking into the abyss and rises, gives poverty and wealth, humble and exalted. The dust rises from the helpless, lift up the trash to the poor. The guard in the footsteps of his friends. He is a God who knows: He is who weighs all actions. " The temple priest named Eli and had two very brave sons who committed many crimes and misdeeds and dad did not dare to correct them. The sins of these young people very much displeased God and he proposed to send a castigo.
El niño Samuel se quedaba cada noche a dormir en la Casa de oración para cuidarla. Y una noche oyó que lo llamaban diciendo: "¡Samuel! ¡Samuel!". El jovencito creyó que era Helí el que lo llamaba y corrió a donde el sacerdote y le dijo: "Aquí estoy señor. ¿Me ha llamado?". Helí le dijo: "No te he llamado. Vete a dormir en paz". Pero la voz de Dios volvió a llamar: - "¡Samuel!, ¡Samuel!". El jovencito corrió otra vez donde Helí para ver para qué lo necesitaba. Y así sucedió por tres veces. Entonces Helí se dio cuenta de que era Dios el que lo llamaba y le dijo: "Si te vuelve a llamar le dirás: Habla Señor que tu servant is listening. "Thus did Samuel when God called him again and then heard God say," I will punish Eli and his sons, terrible bad, because the children did great evils and the father has not corrected. "
And then came the Philistines attacked the people of Israel. And the sons of Eli went with the whole army to defend the homeland. And they took the Ark of the Covenant (which was the manna and the tablets of the Law with the 10 Commandments) and gave a great battle and the Philistines defeated the Israelites and made a great slaughter, and killed the two sons of Eli and stole the Ark of the Covenant. When a messenger came to tell who had Heli stolen the Ark and had killed their two children, the poor old man who was sitting in a chair, he was back in fright and broke his neck.
The people then elected as the young priest Samuel and God began to bring their messages and guide in everything, because Samuel was a saint. The Philistines returned the bow and there was peace.
The People called to give him a king. Samuel inquired of God, and the Lord told him that the king would be Saul, who was the last of the last family, the smallest tribe of Israel. Samuel called him and sacred oil poured on his head and proclaimed him king anto all the people. It happened He began to disobey what God commanded, and then the Lord said to Samuel: "I have withdrawn my spirit of Saul and I happened to David.'ll Go to Bethlehem and anoint this young man as king."
Samuel went to Bethlehem to look for David. This was a shepherd and was in the field caring for animals. Samuel sent for him and pouring holy oil on his head anointed him, and since then the spirit of God came to David and he was leading in all its actions.
his old age, Samuel gathered all the people and said "For 40 years I have guided spiritually. Now I ask if anyone has anything against me say it clearly. And if any of you have removed something or have done some evil, speak no more ". And all the people answered him " No evil have you done and nobody has taken anything, and nobody has any complaint against you. "
And so ended his long life of this holy man who has very little was taken by his mother to serve at the altar of God and that every day and every hour, had the sole purpose of its existence to please Our Lord.
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We send many priests as holy as Samuel.
Sources: Divine Illumination
Catholic Saints Angel
Corbalán
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