1 Samuel 2:26
“And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.”
Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s people to transgress.
If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.
And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Cross-References
“And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.”
“Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”
“And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.”
“So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.”
“And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.”