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Samuel (Christ typology)

Updated: Oct 10, 2020

Samuel (1 & 2 Samuel)

Samuel was a prophet of God at the end of the days of the Judges. Samuel guided the people of Israel when there was still no king. When God allowed the existence of a king in Israel, Samuel anointed Saul to be king. When God rejected Saul and chose David as the new king, Samuel also anointed David.


Being in favor with God means to please Him, as Apostle Paul explained in 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12.

 

JOSHUA / CHRIST (Typology)

  • Samuel’s mother Hannah was blessed by the High Priest Eli before the birth of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:17). / Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, was blessed by an angel before the birth of Jesus (Luke 1:30).

  • Samuel’s mother, Hannah, uttered a prayer praising God for goodness to her. This took place in the presence of the priest Eli (1 Samuel 2:1-11). / Jesus’ mother, Mary, spoke a lengthy prayer in the priestly house of Zechariah and Elizabeth. This prayer is remarkably like Hannah’s prayer (Luke 1:46-56).

  • After nursing Samuel, Hannah brought him to the tabernacle with a sacrifice to dedicate him to God (1 Samuel 1:24-28). Eli received the child (1 Samuel 1:23). / After a period of purification, Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple with an offering (Luke 2:22-24). Simeon received the child (Luke 2:25-28).

  • Samuel's parents went up every year to the tabernacle (1 Samuel 2:19). / Jesus' parents went up every year to the temple (Luke 2:41).

  • The child, Samuel, sat and served in the tabernacle (1 Samuel 2:18; 3:21). / The child, Jesus, sat and served in the temple (Luke 2:46-50).

  • “And the child Samuel grew in stature, and in favor both with the Lord and men” (1 Samuel 2:26). / “And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men” (Luke 2:52).

  • Samuel was given to Israel after a long silence from God (1 Samuel 3:1). / Jesus was given to Israel after a long silence from God.

  • Samuel partially fulfilled God’s promise of raising a prophet like Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15; 1 Samuel 3:19-21). / Christ is the ultimate fulfillment of God’s promise to raise a prophet like Moses. However, Jesus is greater than Moses (Hebrews 3:1-6).

  • Samuel established the position of kingship in Israel (1 Samuel 10:24-25). / Jesus established the true kingship of Israel and the world (Luke 1:32-33).


Category: Typology



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