JU-063
SAMUEL
SPEAK, LORD — YOUR SERVANT HEARS
“The boy who answered, 'Speak, LORD, for Your servant hears.'”
MEET SAMUEL
A little boy in a linen ephod heard a voice calling his name in the night. His answer became the prayer of everyone who wants to hear God: 'Speak, LORD, for Your servant hears.'
THE STORY
Samuel was Hannah's answered prayer, given back to God before he could walk. As a child serving in the tabernacle he learned to recognize the voice of the LORD — and 'let none of his words fall to the ground.' He became judge, prophet, and kingmaker: he anointed Saul, and when Saul's heart turned, God sent him to Bethlehem to pour oil on a shepherd boy named David. His life taught Israel what he told Saul plainly: 'To obey is better than sacrifice.'
SCRIPTURE
PLACES
PEOPLE
LESSONS
- 1.Learn the voice of God young — and answer it.
- 2.To obey is better than sacrifice.
- 3.God looks at the heart, not the outward appearance.
PRAYER & REFLECTION
Speak, LORD, for Your servant hears. Teach me Your voice, and let none of Your words to me fall to the ground. Amen.
ASK ABOUT SAMUEL
Reading about Samuel and wondering something? Ask — the Study Assistant answers from Scripture, right here.
COLLECTIBLE
More than a collectible — a conversation starter. Every JUNIVERSE figure comes in packaging with a QR code that opens this very story page, so whoever holds Samuel can scan it, hear the story, and meet Jesus. Collect them, gift them, and leave them behind wherever a story needs telling.