²¹ The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh and gave messages to Samuel there at the Tabernacle.

The Lord Speaks to Samuel

3 Meanwhile, the boy Samuel served the Lord by assisting Eli. Now in those days messages from the Lord were very rare, and visions were quite uncommon.

⁷ Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.^[a]” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

The Lord’s Covenant Promise to Abram

15 Some time later, the Lord spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.”

⁴ Suddenly the Lord called out, “Samuel!”

“Yes?” Samuel replied. “What is it?”

⁶ And the Lord said to them, “Now listen to what I say:

Jesus Christ Is God’s Son

1 Long ago God spoke many times and in many ways to our ancestors through the prophets.

¹⁰ And the Lord came and called as before, “Samuel! Samuel!”

And Samuel replied, “Speak, your servant is listening.”