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Design: Steve Webb | Photo: mali desha on Unsplash Podcast Introduction Today we’re going to read 1 Samuel 1-5, and I’m calling the episode “The Call." Today we begin the book of 1 Samuel. Now, while this is still in the history section of the OT, we are really making a transition from the time of the Judges to what will be the time of the Kings. First and Second Samuel are not written by Samuel, but we do read about his life in the first few chapters of 1 Samuel. The balance of these two books is mostly about Kings Saul and David, who were both anointed by Samuel. Comments on 1 Samuel 1 About Samuel’s family. Elkanah, the man who would become Samuel’s father, seems to have been a devout man in a time that many people were far from God. Remember from our time in Judges how many times we were told “There were no kings in the land, and people did whatever they wanted.” Well, Elkanah made regular trips to Shiloh to worship and offer sacrifices. He was a Levite, which is the tribe from which God ch