Can someone please tell me about Samuel's life see below ??

Question

I read this today and I will look it up, but for you Bible experts, can you give a an idea of how old Samuel was when God first spoke to him and what he did as a child and teen etc. My back is out so I can't do it all today, thanks .....I Know how God spoke to him first and he didn't know it was God, but that is about it.
1 Samuel: 19-21 Samuel grew up. God was with him, and Samuel's prophetic record was flawless. Everyone in Israel, from Dan in the north to Beersheba in the south, recognized that Samuel was the real thing—a true prophet of God. God continued to show up at Shiloh, revealed through his word to Samuel at Shiloh.

I wanted to know badly enough that I am on my knees and in pain, OK is that good ?

Answer 1

Your back is out, so you can't look it up in an online bible; but you can go online to ask a question about it?

That makes no sense, even for a theist....

Answer 2

Through almost 2,000 years of trying the skeptics have yet to find a contradiction in the bible. Yet there are countless thousands of 'perceived' errors that can be easily found or dreamed up. Most all are born out of simple misconceptions, confusing Covenants, not understanding the context of who is talking to whom and why and such. Yet there are some pretty good questions that the learned atheist can ask that are legitimate. Most all of these can be answered by a Biblically savvy Christian while some require a Christian theologian to answer. What is left are a handful of unprovable issues that the theologians cannot fully address. Yet, at the same time the burden of proof is on the Skeptic. The atheist makes assumptions and holds them up as fact and then requires the Christian offer up an answer that the skeptic would accept according to the self serving rules and definitions that the skeptic establishes. The absence of a satisfactory answer from the Christian doesn't equate to the Bible being in error. It can be assumed that a book written by 40 different authors over a 1,500 year period with different languages, sayings, idioms, traditions and contexts that there would be some unresolved issues 2,000 years after it was written. The onus of proof lies with the one casting the accusation. To date not a single perceived contradiction in the Bible has been proven out. 1 Corinthians 1 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles(non Jews),

Answer 3

My study Bible says that Samuel was probably about 12 when the LORD called him. His first prophecy was that the LORD would judge Eli's family forever because of the contemptible things his sons had done in the temple. I'd have to do some delving to find out the other stuff you asked about.

Answer 4

PROPHET SAMUEL
After gaining hold of the new territory, Banu Israil were governed by the clergy in accordance with the laws laid down by Musa in the Torah. After a while they started to dream about a kingdom of their own, just as other people around them had. Allah appointed Samuel prophet to Banu Israil. Samuel was a descendant from Ephraim (a son of Yusuf).

The people made Taalut (Saul in Torah) their king. However, Taalut was unable to govern the people well, and was not obedient to Samuel. Allah took the kingdom away from Taalut and gave it to Da'ud (David).

References: Samuel is not named in al Qur'an, but a refemce is made in Sura Baqarah without his name.

Answer 5

We must not choose to test God. Testing God is a great sin and there is a command against it in the Bible: Do not test the LORD your God (Deuteronomy 6:16, NIV). However, while we must not test God, God does command us to test prophets:


For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and miracles to deceive even the elect--if that were possible. See, I (Jesus) have told you ahead of time. (Matthew 24:24-25, NIV)

Do not put out the Spirit's fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil. (1 Thessalonians 5:19-22, NIV)

Do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world (1 John 4:1, NIV).

For Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14, NIV).


Muhammad claims to be a prophet of God. Christians cannot reject his claim as impossible because Christians believe that God has sent prophets. But this does not mean that Christians must blindly accept that Muhammad is a prophet, that would be foolish and disobedient. Instead we are commanded to test prophets to determine whether they are from God. Muhammad may be a true prophet or he may be a false prophet. We must test him to see which he is. Are you prepared to test Muhammad as God has commanded?

How do we test a prophet? We test a prophet by examining his prophecy to see whether it is true. The prophecy of Muhammad is recorded in the Qur'an so we need to test what the Qur'an says to see whether Muhammad is a true prophet.

The Qur'an makes three claims as to why Muhammad is a true prophet. These claims are "testable". These claims are:

The Qur'an confirms the teaching of the Jewish and Christian scriptures.
The Qur'an makes clearer the teaching of the Jewish and Christian scriptures.
Muhammad is foretold in the Jewish and Christian scriptures.
The Jewish and Christian scriptures are the writings of the prophets and are contained in the Bible. These include the Torah, the Psalms, and the Gospel. For a comprehensive analysis of what the Qur'an says about the Bible follow the link at the end of this article.

For the rest of this article I wish to take seriously these claims and test them. I pray that you will not seek excuses to avoid this test but will rather obey God and seek the truth.

DOES THE QUR'AN CONFIRM THE BIBLE?

O ye unto whom the Scripture hath been given! Believe in what We have revealed,
confirming that which ye possess. (4:47 Pickthall)

In some ways the Qur'an does confirm the Bible. For instance the Bible teaches that there is only one God and that he is the creator of all things and that there is a day when God will judge all mankind. The Qur'an too teaches these ideas and so confirms the Bible. However at many other important points the Qur'an contradicts the teaching of the Bible and so does not confirm it at all. Here are a few brief examples:

Fighting for God


In the Gospel Jesus very clearly taught that Christians are not to fight for their religion. His apostles also taught the same:

(T)urn the other cheek ... love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. (Matthew 5:39, 44)

Put back your sword in its place ... for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. (Matthew 26:52)

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (Ephesian 6:12)

But in the Qur'an it says that the Gospel taught that fighting for God (religion) is acceptable.

(T)hey fight in the way of God; they kill, and are killed; that is a promise binding upon God in the Torah, and the Gospel, and the Koran (Sura 9:111, Arberry).
What the Qur'an teaches about the Gospel is wrong. The Gospel clearly prohibits fighting for religion. The Qur'an does not confirm the Bible at this major point.

The Punishment for a Thief

In the Bible the punishment for stealing is that the thief must repay the property he stole plus an additional amount to compensate (Leviticus 6:1-5, Exodus 22:3-4). If the thief cannot repay then he is forced to work to repay his debt (Exodus 22:1). The maximum length of time that he can work is six years, then he must be released (Deuteronomy 15:12-14). This type of justice is property punishment for a property crime.

In the Qur'an however a thief is to have his hand cut off:

As for the thief, both male and female, cut off their hands. (Qur'an 5:38, Pickthall)
This type of punishment is a permanent lifelong physical punishment for a property crime. The Qur'an's teaching in no way confirms the Bible's teaching.

Remarrying the Same Woman

In the Torah, God commanded Moses that a man must not remarry his wife if after leaving him she has married another man. In fact God said it is detestable to do such a thing.

If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, and if after she leaves his house she becomes the wife of another man, and her second husband dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, or if he dies, then her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again after she has been defiled. That would be detestable in the eyes of the LORD. (Deuteronomy 24:1-4)
However, the Qur'an allows a man to remarry his wife when after leaving him she has been married another man:

And if he hath divorced her (the third time), then she is not lawful unto him thereafter until she hath wedded another husband. Then if he (the other husband) divorce her it is no sin for both of them that they come together again. (Sura 2:230, Pickthall)
What the Qur'an allows the Bible teaches is disgusting, thus the Qur'an does not confirm the Bible.

Answer 6

Confuse yourself no longer by discarding the Bible.

It was made by men for the purpose of control.

Do you think the one that created everything can communicate no better than that confusing book?

You have limited God!

Stop this nonsense! I AM LIMITLESS!

Answer 7

well Hannah his mother waited a long time to have a baby so when she had Samuel she dedicated him to the Lord, So that is probably why the Lord called Samuel, also his mother had faith.

Answer 8

You have the answer here. I just wanted to tell Spidey he is a blowhard and a coward as his whole profile is closed.
God Bless!

Answer 9

The Bible says he was a young child. When God called him, the child said here am I.