A Little Boy Serves God

THIS little boy's name is Samuel.  And a man has got his on Samuel's head and his name is Israel's high priest E'li.  E'li is Samuel's father El-ka'nah and his mother Han'nah who are bringing Samuel to E'li.

Samuel is only about four or five years old. But he will live here at Jehovah's tabernacl with E'li and the other priests. Why would El-ka'nah  and Han'nah give someone so young as Samuel to serve Jehovah at the tabernacle. Let us see.

It was just a few years before this that Han'nah was very sad.  The reason is that she would not have a baby, and she wanted one very much. So one day when Han'nah was visiting Jehovah's tabernacle, she prayed: 'O Jehovayh, do not forget me!  If you give me a son, I promise that I will give him to you so he can serve you all his life. 

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