Prophets - Samuel
“The Second Moses,”
“The Second Founder of the Nation
of Israel”
Acts 3:22-26
Moses – mediator of the Law,
Eph. 2:14-16
Samuel – the kingdom period (c. 400 yrs. later)
 A Prophet, Priest, Judge & Author
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Moses and Samuel
Ps. 99:6 “Moses and Aaron were among His priests,
And Samuel was among those who called upon His
name; They called upon the name of the Lord, and He
answered them.”
 Jer. 15:1 ”Then the Lord said to me, Though Moses
and Samuel stood before Me, yet My mind could not
be favorable toward this people. Cast them out of My
sight, and let them go forth.”
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Little Prophesy between M.& S.
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1 Sam. 3:1 “Then the boy Samuel ministered
to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the
Lord was rare in those days; there was no
widespread revelation.”
 Acts 3:24 “Yes, and all the prophets, from
Samuel and those who follow…”
 No prophet from Moses to Samuel?
 Samuel first after Moses – Messianic?
Why Samuel?
He had a Godly mother, 1 Sam. 1:3,7-17
 She prayed fervently, 1:5,11
 Dedicated him to the Lord, 1:11,20,28
 He was trained by Eli, 2:12; 3:13
 His own sons were failures, 2:12,22-24;
3:11-13
 A good job with Samuel, 3:9,17-20
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He Served Eli and Israel
Faithfully related God’s message, 3:17-20
 Became the final Judge, 4:11-18; 7:12-15
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Served in Face of Rejection
Samuel’s sons rebelled, 8:1-5
 Did Samuel think: “My kids will never…”?
 Israel asked for a king – “They were eager for
God’s representatives to be more showy, to
make a greater appeal to the eye. When
religion has lost its inwardness, men generally
seek to make up for that loss by an outward
display” (Clovis Chappel)
 Samuel anointed Saul, 9:1-17; 10:17-27
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He Served Saul
Instead of being jealous – he became lifelong
friend of Saul.
 Saul’s disobedience grieved him,
15:10-11,34,35; 16:1
 He still delivered God’s message, 15:16-23
 Even after death, 28:7-19
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He had a School for Prophets
1 Sam. 19:20
“Moses had given the people their law, but Samuel in
the schools of the prophets provided for them that
education without which a written law was
powerless… Samuel also established the Jewish
monarchy, which was ideally also necessary, because
the Messiah must not only be priest and prophet, but
before all things a king (Mt. 2:1,5; Jn. 18:37)”
(Pulpit Commentary).
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Conclusion
Samuel wrote of these days,
Acts 3:24-26 (2 Sam. 7:12-17)
 “And what more shall I say? For the time would fail
me to tell of Gideon and Barak and Samson and
Jephthah, also of David and Samuel and the prophets,
who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked
righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths
of lions…” (Heb. 11:32,33)
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