1 Samuel 3:4
1 Samuel 3:4 Meaning and Explanation
“That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →The LORD calls Samuel by name, and the boy answers, Here am I.
What Does 1 Samuel 3:4 Mean?
God Himself calls the child by name. Samuel, hearing a voice in the night, responds with the ready words of a servant, 'Here am I' — the same answer once given by Abraham and later by Isaiah. He does not yet know who is speaking, but his instinct is obedience.
The God of all creation stoops to call a single child by name, and that personal call is the seed of every prophetic life. The Lord still knows His own by name and speaks into the quiet. The first mark of a servant's heart is not full understanding but glad availability: 'Here am I.'
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What does 1 Samuel 3:4 mean?
The LORD calls Samuel by name, and the boy answers, Here am I.