This chapter has many lists of thing that make us think. Many of these lists have practical or spiritual applications. Keep your spiritual eyes open for these applications.
God has started speaking again and He has placed His hand on the youth Samuel.
The <em>dayspring</em> is the spring of the day; that is, the morning. This passage reveals some of the scientific details about this phenomenon. However, the dayspring is also a type of Jesus Christ, as revealed in the only other place in the Bible where the word occurs – Luke 1:78.
The birth of Christ was the beginning of God's great plan for redemption through His Son Jesus Christ.
What can we learn from Lot's failures? Lot faced some of the same trials that you face. What will you do?
