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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 3:1

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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3:1 messages . . . were very rare . . . visions were quite uncommon: God was not disclosing his will through prophets or priests, so the period was spiritually dark. However, that darkness was about to end when God communicated with Samuel (3:2–4:1a).
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