Speaking of י‑‑ה Becomes Precious-Rare; No Vision

Shi•vᵊt•eiꞋ Yi•sᵊr•â•eilꞋ

During the childhood of Shᵊmu•eilꞋ, as he ministered to י‑‑ה in the Hei•khâlꞋ of י‑‑ה, under the tutelage of Eili in Shil•ōhꞋ, the DᵊvarꞋ י‑‑ה had become precious-rare. No one had any vision for future direction.

Eili was getting along in years and his eyes were developing cataracts, dimming his vision so that he couldn't see. Shᵊmu•eilꞋ was concerned for him.

One evening, just before the neir ël•oh•imꞋ was about to be extinguished, Shᵊmu•eilꞋ lay down to sleep for the night in the Hei•khâlꞋ housing the hâ-•ronꞋ ël•oh•imꞋ.

1^st Call

During the night, Shᵊmu•eilꞋ was awakened when י‑‑ה called with urgency, "Shᵊmu•eilꞋ!"

"Here I am!," he responded. Then he ran in to Eili's room, saying, "Here I am. You called me?"

"No, I didn't call you," Eili replied. "Go back to bed."

So Shᵊmu•eilꞋ went back to bed.

2^nd Call

Then י‑‑ה called again, "Shᵊmu•eilꞋ!"

So Shᵊmu•eilꞋ got up again and went in to Eili's room, saying, "Here I am. You called me?"

Yet again Eili replied, "I didn't call you, my boy. Go back to bed."

3^rd Call

Now this happened before Shᵊmu•eilꞋ knew י‑‑ה, before the DᵊvarꞋ י‑‑ה had been revealed to him.

So י‑‑ה called him again a third time, "Shᵊmu•eilꞋ!"

And again, Shᵊmu•eilꞋ got up a third time and went in to Eili's room, saying, "Here I am. You called me?"

Now Shᵊmu•eilꞋ was still clueless about what was going on. But, at last, Eili understood that י‑‑ה was calling the youth.

How To Respond To The Call

Then Eili instructed Shᵊmu•eilꞋ: Go back to bed again and if you're called again, say: "Speak י‑‑ה, for Your ëvꞋëd shō•meiꞋa."

So Shᵊmu•eilꞋ went back to bed again.

The Tōr•âhꞋ (Instruction)

Then י‑‑ה came, and positioned Himself, calling Shᵊmu•eilꞋ again a third time like He did each of the other times, "Shᵊmu•eilꞋ! Shᵊmu•eilꞋ!"

"Speak י‑‑ה, for Your ëvꞋëd shō•meiꞋa," Shᵊmu•eilꞋ responded.

Then Shᵊmu•eilꞋ perceived י‑‑ה telling him,

“Look, I, Myself, am going to make something happen in Yi•sᵊr•â•eilꞋ that will cause both ears of everyone who hears it to burn.

“On that day, I will establish with Eili everything that I said about his baꞋyit on account of his two sons, from beginning to end.

“I warned him that I will sho•pheitꞋ his baꞋyit forever on account of his â•wōnꞋ. He knew that his sons were bringing a curse upon themselves, but he didn't reprimand them. Consequently, I swore that curse for the baꞋyit of Eili that the â•wōnꞋ of Eili's baꞋyit – even if the baꞋyit were to minister ki•purꞋ zëvꞋakh and Mi•nᵊkh•âhꞋ to the end of the world!”

Shᵊmu•eilꞋ lay awake in bed until morning, when he opened the doors of Beit י‑‑ה. And Shᵊmu•eilꞋ was afraid to relate the sight to Eili.

So Shᵊmu•eilꞋ grew up; and י‑‑ה was with him and י‑‑ה didn't allow Shᵊmu•eilꞋ to speak anything that would be discreditable. So all Yi•sᵊr•â•eilꞋ knew that Shᵊmu•eilꞋ was believed as a Nâ•viꞋ for י‑‑ה. Thus, י‑‑ה revealed Himself to Shᵊmu•eilꞋ in Shil•ōhꞋ, by the DᵊvarꞋ י‑‑ה.