When Samuel Was Young

Description of Illustration: A full color, restored vintage print of Hannah the mother of Samuel presenting the prophet in the temple to Eli. Above the texts are:

"After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present him before the LORD, and he will live there always." 1 Samuel 1:22 (NIV)

And then the Cross Reference from Luke about the life of Christ:

"When the time came for purification rites required by the Law of Moses, Joseph and Mary took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord." Luke 2:22 (NIV)

Above is a vignette of the same illustration with the following two additional scriptures:

"And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the LORD and with people." 1 Samuel 2:26 (NIV)

And then the Cross Reference from Jesus' childhood is:

"And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." Luke 2:52 (NIV) 

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Samuel Hears God's Call

Description of Illustration: Samuel as a small boy hearing God's call, temple, awoken by God's voice, stained glass illustration, this illustration comes with a transparent background 

Scriptures for the second version on a transparent background with blue lettering are from 1 Samuel and Job.

• "A third time the LORD called, "Samuel!" And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, "Here I am; you called me." Then Eli realized that the LORD was calling the boy." 1 Samuel 3:8 (NIV)
• "For God speaks once, yea twice, yet man perceives it not." Job 33:14 (KJ2000)

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