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When God revealed
Himself to the prophet Samuel in Shiloh, He called Samuel three times before
Samuel understood that he was hearing the word of God. The first two times God
called, Samuel thought that the voice he heard was that of his dying teacher,
the prophet Eli, who raised him to be a servant to the Lord. It was only after
the third time that Eli realized what was happening and told Samuel to listen
and answer the Lord. In the beginning of this chapter, we are told that "in
those days, the word of the Lord was rare", so when God called out to Samuel, it
marked a significant event: the return of the Lord to the lives of the people.
By the end of the chapter, we learn that "all Israel" recognized Samuel as a
prophet, and the Lord began to appear regularly at Shiloh. Today, the Lord is
again at Shiloh, healing children wounded in terror attacks and enabling them to
flourish in the biblical heartland of Israel through the work of the Shiloh
Israel Children's Fund.
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