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The young Samuel.

by Alejandro Roque Glez.
Minor Prophets of the Old Testament at Alejandro's Libros









This lonely but determined young man becomes (by disposition of the Most High) a judge, priest, and Mediator between that sublime God and his people down here on earth; he is therefore undoubtedly a great man who dedicated his life managing legal and spiritually a people and nation which––like all humans––was prone to rebellion and vain delusions.

And speaking of humanity we see his earthly side, of fragile clay, from which we all suffer as mortals. Today we can find many supposed men of God who preach publicly to be perfect, with no family or social problems, and they are holier than St. John the Baptist; nevertheless, even though as much we investigate and dig in the Sacred History, not the written by different religious institutions; we see there all these men elected by God dealing with ordinary problems and headaches that we all one way or another suffer. Thus we see Samuel, who clearly was a valiant and determined human (15:32-35), and at certain time being already an old man, apparently feared to confront the arrogant king Saul to whom previously he had anointed him and made a reputable person out of nothing (16:1-2); in turn it is a fact that Samuel’s sons were a wicked and greedy couple who perverted the right of the people (8:1-5), although it does not mention to us clearly who was the mother of these young men.



(What will life be on our planet once the Lord fulfills the promise of his coming? If interested you can read it in the form of a literary narrative, recreated in the author's book entitled: 'The King Victorino').

[These and other Old Testament prophecies are explicatively compiled in the author's book entitled: 'Minor Prophets of the Old Testament;' in print and digital editions]