
Children are gifts from God. And God has charged the duties of nurturing of these little ones firstly to the homes. Indeed we have to train up our children in the way that they should so that when they are old, they will not depart from their faith which was taught from young.
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Samuel was one of the greatest prophets in the bible and the last judge of Israel. His life and faith was greatly shaped by his parents from young.
Both his parents, Elkanah and Hannah were very pious and devout Jews. This could be seen in their yearly visits to Shiloh to worship and to make sacrifices unto God. Their piety and faithfulness could also be seen later in their keeping of the vow that Hannah had made. They withheld not their son which they had loved from the Lord but chose to honor God first. God in turn blessed this faithful couple with 3 more sons and 2 more daughters. Their strong faith and devotion towards God must have made an impact to Samuel during his childhood.
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