EPISODE · May 8, 2016 · 25 MIN
1.30 Eli and Samuel, Last of the Judges
from History in the Bible · host Garry Stevens
The priest Eli, guardian of the sacred Ark, sees his sacred charge captured by the Philistines. The Israelites are at their lowest point. Now arises Samuel to lift them from their moral depravity. In spite of his misgivings, God instructs Samuel to give the people a king: Saul. I alo discuss the many textual problems in the books of Samuel, comparing the Septuagint to the Massoretic text.
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