stories of the Bible God speaks to Samuel this is Samuel Samuel was the son of Hannah Hannah prayed for God to give her a son and God did so Hannah gave Samuel back to God and Samuel grew up in the temple serving under Eli the priest as Samuel grew up he learned how to serve God from Eli [Music] Samuel lived in the house of God but he did not know God or what God's voice sounded like in those days messages from God were rare but one night after Eli had gone to bed Samuel was sleeping
in the tabernacle when suddenly God called out Samuel Samuel got up and ran to Eli and said did you call me mean Eli said I didn't call you go back to bed so Samuel did then God called out again Samuel and again Samuel got up and ran to Eli asking did you call me woman Eli said I didn't call you go back to bed so Samuel did God called Samuel for a third time Samuel and Samuel went to Eli yet again after three times Eli realized that God was trying to speak to Samuel so Eli
taught Samuel to say speak Lord your servant is listening Samuel went back to bed and God came and called as before Samuel Samuel and Samuel said speak your servant is listening God told him many things about what would happen to Israel as Samuel grew up God was with him and everything God spoke through Samuel came true Samuel was seen as a great prophet of God because he could hear the voice of God and he listened when God spoke to him you