While widely appreciated by biblical scholars, a literary approach to the scriptures is not common among Latter-day Saints, who tend to prefer approaches that are more contextual than textual in nature. Please select which sections you would like to print: Professor of Theology, DePaul University, Chicago, 197078. . 57. Shakab contrasts dramatically with yada and connotes physical, temporary, and profane sexual liaisons, undertaken without spiritual purpose, covenant bond, or sacred devotion.58, Leitwrter: remembered and visited. 8. WebIn his 40 years as ruler, between approximately 1010 and 970 B.C.E., he united the people of Israel, led them to victory in battle, conquered land and paved the way for his son, Solomon, to build the Holy Temple. In short, while Elkanahs invitation is intended to strengthen his preferred wifes status within his family, her own priority is to guarantee the survival of her firstborn, which eventually benefits all Israel., Leitwrter: give and lend. The story of Samuels life begins with the very touching scene of Hannah, a wife of Elkanah, praying to God at the tabernacle in Shiloh. Saul was vindicated as king by his leadership of Israel in a campaign against the Ammonites (chapter 11); after this, Samuel retired from the leadership of Israel (chapter 12). In general, I agree with Alter: The story of Samuel, then, far from being a simple promotion of prophetic ideology, enormously complicates the notion of prophecy by concretely imagining what may become of the imperfect stuff of humanity when the mantle of prophecy is cast over it. Ancient Prophets, 230. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord. Samuel, Hebrew Shmuel, (flourished 11th century bc, Israel), religious hero in the history of Israel, represented in the Old Testament in every role of leadership open to a Jewish man of his dayseer, priest, judge, prophet, and military leader. As a result of the priests blessing, Hannah bears additional childrenthree sons and two daughters., Customary Behavior: Hearing and Seeing. Alan Heimert, Religion and the American Mind: From the Great Awakening to the Revolution (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1966), 11. The result of the action is usually considered enduring and definitive.32 In short, the text projects that her vow to the Lord will be unequivocal and permanent. 59. And he worshipped the Lord there. Attempting to cover his error of judgment, Eli offers a hastily constructed blessing for her to receive her petition, to which she simply responds, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. The text then observes that Hannah went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.. The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 1 and 2 Samuel form one book in the ancient Hebrew manuscripts. . Then Eli called Samuel, and said Samuel, my son. The first specific action in the Samuel story has Elkanah sharing with Hannah a worthy portion of the offering. Alter, Ancient Prophets, 241 n.2; Alter, Art, 8283. The present study relies on the LDS edition of the King James Translation of the Hebrew Bible. She neither retreats from nor attempts to renegotiate the terms of her sacred vow. Samuel was a Lamanite. Regarding Sarah, the paragon in this set of related character types, Alter, Moses, 101 n.18, explicates the exquisite craftsmanship of the relevant passage in Genesis that immediately precedes Isaacs birth. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child. Characterization: Prophet of God. In the second story (chapter 15), Samuel is motivated by the failure of Saul to observe the ethic of the holy war. Insightful analyses of the lives of these three exemplary women are found in Sternberg, Poetics, 13152 (Rebekah); and Alter, Art, 512 (Tamar) and 5860 (Ruth). While Alter focuses on human diversities within a general perspective of divine consistency, I emphasize the texts ideological consistency within the context of seemingly limitless social and political diversity. David Pellauer (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998), xi. Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. The Amalekites are destroyed by David and his men. PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is one of the most severe mental health issues from parental neglect or abuse during childhood. There must have been some reason why Samuel was important enough to be remembered for a major role in the establishment of the monarchy. In his masterful study of The Iliad, the great classical scholar James M. Redfield offers an alternate perspective that is central to the present inquiry: Homer does not speak to us when we assign our meanings to his words or when we allow ourselves to be guided by our immediate response to his scenes. James M. Redfield, Nature and Culture in The Iliad: The Tragedy of Hector (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975), x. The paradigm serves as a frame of reference that allows us to examine each component in the context of the expectations aroused by its parallels in the other stories. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad. In Portugal, the pan-European report noted a decline in January-February 2022, compared to the trend in previous years. Birth Year: 1797. Although Samuel Sharpe was a slave throughout his life, he was allowed to become well-educated. His story in the Bible began with a barren woman, Hannah, praying to God for a child. The Bible says "the Lord remembered her," and she became pregnant. She named the baby Samuel, which in Hebrew means "the Lord hears" or "the name of God." When the boy was weaned, Hannah presented him to God at Shiloh, in the care of Eli the high priest . Crafting this key story in an artful way enriches the reading experience and rewards attentive readers with nuances and levels of insight. WebChildhood obesity increases the risk of developing metabolic syndrome later in life. Eli and sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are mentioned in the initial exposition of the story (1:3), signaling that they will play a key but as yet undefined role in the account of Samuels succession.53 As the drama unfolds, the serious abuses of their priestly positiongluttony of the ritual offering and sexual immoralitybecome the efficient cause of the Lords rejection of Elis house. The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1971), s.v. Risking an overly simplistic introduction of this convention, the present study recognizes two general perspectives in the Hebrew Bible, contrasted by scope. 5. Moreover, Polzin acknowledges the complementarity of all direct speeches in a particular story, regardless of the identity of the speaker. And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh: for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord. WebSamuel Adams was Born in Massachusetts Bay Period: Sep 27, 1722 to Oct 2, 1803. Strong, Exhaustive Concordance, 1228. to set them among the princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lords, and he hath set the world upon them. Contrast 1 Samuel 2:11, 18, 21, 26 with 2:1217, 2225. for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. See Alter, Moses, 77 n.2; 131 nn. been registered with such subtlety and insight. Alter, Moses, xii. . Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Samuel thus appears as a leader in all Israel; his leadership is exercised in war and law, but his authority is basically religious, mostly prophetic, although with some features of priestly authority. Once Hannah becomes a mother in fact, her role vis--vis Samuel is considerably more profound. David had been shuffled off to his fathers fields to work as a shepherd boy. These analogies and contrasts enrich and deepen the rhetorical possibilities and sharpen and intensify the meaning that can be extracted from each individual account and from all of them taken together.. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel continued to grow, and the LORD was constantly with him. The rate of decline averaged 4% from 2016 to 2021 and jumped to 8% in 2022. See Alter, Art, 88113, for an insightful discussion of Leitwrter. The story of Samuels birth and calling is one of many contributions to this core ideological focus of the Hebrew Bible. Its content not only indicates the overthrow of the priestly authority of the house of Eli and the implicit move to a different sort of authority to be embodied by the prophet Samuel, but it also adumbrates the rather dour and dire role that Samuel will play as leader, in relation to both Israel and to Saul. Alter, Ancient Israel, 256 nn. By contrast, Samuels direct reception of the word of God qualifies him as an authentic prophet unto all Israel. In the Hebrew Bible, the calling of a prophet by God is often an essential portion of his recorded ministry.65. And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaohs house? While fascinating in their own right, the historiography and aesthetics of Hannahs song do not concern the present study; rather, my interest is in the songs extensive use of poetic couplets45 and its interpretive role in the structure of the larger narrative. By the revelation of Yahweh, however, he anointed Saul king and installed him before all Israel (chapters 910). And she said, Let thy handmaid find grace in thy sight. But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child is weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever. (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 5:52829. This story does not exhibit the same improbability. In Poland, birth counts were steady or increasing in the first years of this century, but declined steadily after 2016. If not, they encounter a host of temporal and spiritual difficulties, including imprisonment, overthrow, civil unrest, dynastic collapse, divine rejection, and physical debility. 4. Andre LaCocque and Paul Ricoeur, Thinking Biblically: Exegetical and Hermeneutical Studies, trans. and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel? After Samuel is born but before he is weaned, Elkanah invites Hannah to accompany him to Shiloh for the annual observance. Shes a mom! By contrast, the story includes an extended verbatim recitation of the entire message that the Lord personally entrusts to Samuel, beginning with the authoritative declaration, Behold I will do a thing in Israel (3:1114).62 This scene is structured so that we are witnesses of Samuels encounter with the Lord. The present study focuses on several recurrent literary conventions that so thoroughly unite the biblical account of Samuels birth and divine calling that its craftsmanship aptly serves as a vehicle of its meaning. Customary Behavior: Eating, Drinking, and Fasting. It is said of an eccentric schoolmaster in Germany, who lived about 300 As crafted, Samuels initial prophecy confirms the scathing condemnation of Eli by the man of God and inaugurates Samuels own prophetic ministry. 21. The text expresses this commitment in two complementary ways. And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord. While the abundant use of this tiny word in the Hebrew Bible may cause some readers to infer a lack of literary sophistication, Alter observes that biblical narrators used waw to great rhetorical effect: [Biblical] narratives were composed to be heard, not merely to be decoded by a readers eye. Direct speech is made the chief instrument for revealing the varied and at times nuanced relations of the personages to the actions in which they are implicated. Alter, Art, 66. Then Eli called Samuel, and said, . Genesis 2428, 38; Ruth 14. Characterization: Husband and Wife. Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. Samuels mother Hannah . 60. 27. On the one hand, Hannah can neither eat the worthy portion herself (because she is fasting in bitterness of soul, see 1:10) nor share it with her children (of which she has none, which is precisely the cause of her grief and the central spiritual crisis of the story). That Samuels divine calling and first prophecy follow the blanket condemnation of Eli by the man of God (2:2736) and the narrators strong indictment of Gods covenant people in those days (3:1) renders Samuels ascendance all the more essential, dramatic, and spiritually significant to the larger story of covenant Israel. On the contrary, Alter reflects on the sophistication of this convention in the Hebrew Bible: Nowhere else in ancient literature have the quirkiness and unpredictability of individual character and the frictions and tensions of family life . 6. 40. TDOT, 12:5060. These details may explain why the man of God specifically refers to Pharaohs house in his condemnation of the house of Eli (2:27). The antimonarchic account presents a different picture of the kingship and of Saul and Samuel. Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord. 65. And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the yearly sacrifice, and his vow. Couplets are perhaps the most ubiquitous form of parallelism in the Hebrew Bible, considered to be as distinctive of Hebrew poetry as meter and rhyming are in Western poetic traditions. Structuring Devices: Play of Perspectives. The dynamic interplay in the biblical text between narrow and broad perspectives (narrative and dialogue in Alters terms) comes into focus in the third segment of the Samuel story. While unusual, even extraordinary, Hannahs initiative at the temple to plead directly with JHWH for a man child is neither unprecedented nor countercultural. . God gifted Samson with incredible strength, but he lost his strength when Delilah betrayed him to the Philistines, who blinded and enslaved him. There is no wickedness in this pitiable old man, but neither is there the strength to combat wickedness, and Yahweh has found himself a strong man to lead Israel aright.. Hannah declines, preferring instead to attend to her sons continuing needs. Robert Longley. : Hendrickson Publishers, 1996). 56. . Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle. Commenting on Elis deficiencies, McCarter, I Samuel, 100, observes, It is time for the apprentice to replace the master. 7. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. Shes a mom! Flashbacks of the Humanistic conventions mandate that characters be developed largely as unique individuals, complete with their own distinctive personalities, backgrounds, interests, appearances, and motivations. The first consists of a set of rapid-fire rhetorical questions ostensibly intended to comfort his then-barren and bereft wife, Why weepest thou? This pattern indicates that Eli had become so disconnected from his sons lives that he learns about their promiscuity only secondhand and then deals with it ineffectively: Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel. Although Polzin makes a strong case that the Samuel story is a parable on kingship in Israel, the present perspective suggests that particular social forms are not as central to the biblical narrative as what might be called the order of God. From Genesis through Kings, JHWH seems willing and ready to accept and work with a wide variety of religious and political leaderspatriarchs, priests, prophets, judges, and kingsprovided they remain faithful to his direction, counsel, and covenants. On the other hand, the language of the sons introduction bestows no honor or dignity to their priestly office. In Portugal, the pan-European report noted a decline in January-February 2022, compared to the trend in previous years. And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head. Five years before the birth of Jesus, a prophet named Samuel was called by God to prepare the people for the birth of Jesus. 10. Structuring Devices: Exposition. For one, A full gift of her son means not conveying him to the House of the Lord while he still requires his mother, lest he be a burden there; and perfect fulfillment [of her vow] implies not bringing him to the sanctuary so long as it is impossible to leave him there forever, lest she appear to be violating her vow.44 Therefore, the narrators insertion of the seemingly innocuous exchange between Samuels parents in verses2223. Horn is used metaphorically in Hebrew poetry as a distinctive feature of humans and other animals, especially one that is enlarged because the Lord has blessed it. On the other hand, focused perspectives, which Alter collectively calls dialogue, reveal individual character, illustrate social roles and relationships, and detail specific events and their meaningful consequences. Parallelism is a general literary convention that links together different parts of the biblical text in a variety of customary and meaningful ways. This contrast does not mean that biblical characters are shallow. Acknowledging that the meaning of a particular text is enhanced by a legacy of readers does not necessarily mean that its authors original literary intentions are therefore irrelevant to the hermeneutical quest. The segment opens with a brief narrative of Samuels birth and the continuation of the annual devotional at Ramah, punctuated by Hannahs reflection on the childs naming, which is expressed as direct speech.39 The rest of the segment consists of dialogues between Hannah and Elkanah (1:2223) and between Hannah and Eli (1:2628), with a brief narrative bridge uniting the two scenes (1:2425). The childhood of Samuel is of great significance as seen when he is (Read More) Topics and verses are auto-generated from user searches. Structuring Devices: Exposition.The first seven verses of the introduction consist of what Alter calls narrativedescriptive details that locate the story within the broader temporal, spatial, social, and spiritual context of biblical Israel. 31. Before Samuel's time, a prophet was called a "seer." Alternatively, McCarter, I Samuel, 60 n.9, suggests that the details of Elis first appearance may imply his watchful care over all temple matters. 1 Samuel 1:19. Customary Behavior: Hearing and Seeing. Similar instances of this verb in the Hebrew Bible include Genesis 19:3335; 34:2; 35:22; 39:12. This study claims that the significance of the story cannot be fully appre- Birth City: London, England. "Great is the reverence due to children." 3. While this verb has several different connotations in biblical Hebrew, the most general is, extend the hand in order to place an object at a specific place or to give it over to another person, with or without compensation, as a possession. Characterization: Parents and Children. Literary scholars generally recognize that biblical writers developed their characters in fundamentally different ways than most modern writers. WebSamuel Slater (June 9, 1768 April 21, 1835) was an early English-American industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution", a phrase coined by Andrew Jackson, and the "Father of the American Factory System".In the United Kingdom, he was called "Slater the Traitor" and "Sam the Slate" because he brought British textile Suddenly, a priest Eli came to her doorstep Simon, Prophetic Narratives, 3637, 43, systematically compares the miraculous birth narratives of the Hebrew Bible and summarizes this biblical scene type. Type Scene: Barren Wife. Name: Mary. Michael D. Coogan (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998), 13264. Shakab implies that Samuel is simply lying prone in bed when the Lord first calls and eventually appears to him. Certain words appear in the text in complementary or contrastive parallel throughout the Hebrew Bible in order to comment on the broader interpretive significance of the narrative. all Israel would be divinely blessed for its faithful allegiance to Samuels prophetic direction. For example, Alter (Art, 84) and Simon (Prophetic Narratives, 15) offer astute comments on eating and drinking in 1Samuel1. For the entirety of his childhood, Bundy was unaware that his sister was actually his mother. Given the customary role for dialogue in biblical Hebrew, it is entirely appropriate that the second half of the Samuel story (2:274:1a) is recounted almost exclusively in dialogue. The same examination reveals that none of the material in its present form was contemporary with the events; if one source is taken as controlling, then the other materials lose all historical value. Information about Samuel is contained in The First Book of Samuel (called in the Roman Catholic canon The First Book of Kings). The same verb also concludes the narrative, signaling the enduring covenant between Samuel and the Lord, on the one hand, and between Samuel and Gods covenant people, on the other: And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Despite Hannahs concern for personal legitimacy, her familys status before the Lord is assured by Elkanahs annual devotionals at Shiloh and the resulting devotional lifestyle that is implied by his faithfulness to this ritual obligation. Isaac, Ishmael, Jacob & Esau, Perez, This ostensibly generous offer from a loving husband introduces other dramatic tensions of the story. The always busy Keke Palmer has added a new title to her long list of credits, and this one is much more important than all the others. Samuel Adams Life Jan 1, 1736. (2:110), Parallelism. Besides Samuels name, which the Lord utters four times during his calling (3:4, 6, 10), this message, which simultaneously calls Samuel and condemns Eli, constitutes the only words that God actually speaks in the Samuel story, despite the fact that he is its principal protagonist.63, Continuing the contrast with the ministry of the man of God, the text only alludes to Samuels subsequent communication with EliAnd Samuel told him every whit. It does not repeat one word of what the lad actually says to his mentor. They became so angry with Samuel that they threw him out of their city. His novels include The Adventures His greatest distinction was his role in the establishment of the monarchy in Israel. Several difficulties in reconstructing the era of the Judges, including its chronology, during what archaeologists call Iron AgeI, are identified in Jo Ann Hackett, There Was No King in Israel: The Era of the Judges, in The Oxford History of the Biblical World, ed. Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord revealed unto him. The key points relevant to the present study are that (1)type scenes are a common literary convention of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, (2)1Samuel 13 shows abundant evidence of the likely intentional use of this convention, and (3)type scenes enhance considerably the spiritual significance of the Samuel account. And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? In short, this study adopts the perspective of the eminent historian Alan Heimert: To discover the meaning of any utterance demands what is in substance a continuing act of literary interpretation, for the language with which an idea is presented, and the imaginative universe by which it is surrounded, often tell us more of an authors meaning and intention than his declarative propositions.5 While it may not be possible to determine with complete certainty the authors specific purposes for crafting this account, there is great value in making an attempt.6 To this end, the present literary analysis of 1 Samuel 13 is based on the following general premises.7. On the art of gap-filling by biblical narrators, see Sternberg, Poetics, 186229. If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall entreat for him? 11. (1:2028). She is merely the barren co-wife of an obscure Ephraimite. WebHe is the fifth of nine children born to Major Samuel and Elizabeth (Paxton) Houston. . . And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force. Possible extrinsic reasons for the placement of Hannahs song within the narrative are found in Weitzman, Song, 11415. Hence, references in this article to an author (singular) of the text are for heuristic, not documentary or analytical purposes. Genealogy.15 Consistent with the convention of genealogies throughout the Hebrew Bible, the brief genealogy that launches the story of Samuels birth identifies Samuels ancestors as Ephraimites,16 distinguishes the account from the long but unremarkable reign of the judges, and introduces the auspicious but problematic reign of the kings in ancient Israel. I pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee. WebThe significant part of his birth is that as described in the book, his mother Hannah was childless and was praying to God for a child. 62. Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them. From the present perspective, 1 Samuel 13 is an account of more than the birth of a remarkable prophet and the beginning of a radical transformation of Israels polity. And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him (3:1517). Recurrent literary conventions that form the interpretive fabric of this account include parallelism,9 characterization,10 key words (Leitwrter),11 type scenes,12 patterns of customary behavior,13 and structuring devices like Sternbergs play of perspective.14 The dynamic and complementary interplay of these conventions throughout the text increases the drama, engagement, meaning, and pleasure of the reading experience. The fundamental bond of mutual remembrance that united God and man leads further to the observation that the covenant idea is obviously also important in this context: G.Johannes Botterweck and Helmer Ringgren, eds., Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament, trans. While the biblical account is silent regarding Elis reaction to the man of God, it is structured explicitly so that the priest must accept Samuels dire prophecy. . 1 Chronicles 6:27 identifies Jeroham, Samuels paternal grandfather, as a Levite. 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