Samuel, the Boy
Jones, Nigel A.
It is tempting, but wrong, to designate some events documented in scripture as just historical records. That is not the purpose of any part of the Bible. The birth and life of Samuel may seem remote, being more than three thousand years ago in a land and culture very different from ours today, but it would be a mistake to treat them as just events in history. Samuel, the Boy is a story of heartache, rejection, ridicule, and divided loyalties-j...
