1 Samuel 3:18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seems him good. So long as things went well with Eli he had given no evidence of being one of God's true children. But the sore pressure of God's judgment upon him brings out the good in his character, which lay beneath the surface. The fragrant leaf must be crushed, before it will give out the perfume that is in it. The pebble must be cut and filed and rubbed by the jeweller, before the beautiful veining which runs through the heart of it can be brought to light. (Dean Goulburn.)Archbishop Whitgift, when he was paralysed and his speech affected, could be heard to say nothing distinctly but this: "Pro Ecclesia Dei," "Pro Ecclesia Dei," ("For the Church of God.") The Church of God was nearer to his heart than his own troubles and approaching death. (Dean Goulburn.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. |
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