1 Samuel 3:19-20Amplified Bible (AMP) 19 Now Samuel grew; and the Lord was with him and He let none of his words [a]fail [to be fulfilled]. 20 And all Israel from Dan [in the north] to Beersheba [in the south] knew that Samuel was appointed as a prophet of the Lord. Deuteronomy 1:13-15Amplified Bible (AMP) 13 Choose for yourselves wise, understanding, experienced, and respected men from your tribes(family groups), and I will appoint them as heads (leaders) over you.’ 14 And you answered me, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.’ 15 So I took the leaders of your tribes(family groups), wise and experienced men, and made them leaders over you, commanders of thousands, and hundreds, and fifties, and tens, and officers (administrators) for your tribes(family groups).

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ave you ever wondered what gave Samuel such credibility with oth-
ers? When he spoke, people listened.
Samuel's success began when he was just a boy under his mentor,
Eli. God spoke to Samuel during the night, then the lad spoke for God to Eli.
Despite the hardness of Godt message to Eli, Samuel spoke the truth in love.
This encounter began a long pattern for Samuel.
Soon, the Israelites sought out Samuel to speak words of direction for their
future. Th"y needed help to retrieve the Ark of the Covenant. Th"y needed strat-
egy against the Philistines. Th"y eventually sought his permission to crown a king.
The influence of the prophet just kept growing. It grew so vast that when
IGng Saul failed in his leadership, Samuel removed him. Imagine, having the sole
authorityto fire the king! Samuel exhorted he affrmed he corrected he proph-
esied he reminded, and he taught the people. He spoke the truth, and he spoke
itinlove'
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