Hearing the Voice of God

A Tale of Two Kings

Hearing the Voice of God

1 Samuel 3

How God Often speaks

1.

Then the Lord called Samuel… Again the Lord called, “Samuel!” Vs. 4,6

2. Through

“What was it he said to you?” Eli asked. “Do not hide it from me. May God deal with you, be it ever so severely, if you hide from me anything he told you.” So Samuel told him everything…

Vs. 17-18

3. Through His

The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh, and there he revealed himself to Samuel through his word. Vs. 21

for

A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!”… The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!”

How we should be listening

1. 

Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” Vs. 10b

2. 

Samuel lay down until morning and then opened the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid to tell Eli the vision… So Samuel told him everything, hiding nothing from him.

Vs. 15,18

3. 

Then Eli said, “He is the Lord; let him do what is good in his eyes.” Vs. 18

Obstacles that Hinder Hearing God

1.

In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions. Vs. 1

2. 

The lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the Lord called Samuel. Vs. 3-4

3. Not the Lord

Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord: The word of the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. Vs. 7