What child heard the voice of God speak to him during the night?

What child heard the voice of God speak to him during the night?

• A. Daniel
• B. Josiah
• C. Jonathan
• D. Samuel

Answer: (D)

The event tests that God can speak to a child and the person who heard Him in the night was Samuel. In the story, Samuel, a young boy serving with the priest Eli in the tabernacle, hears a voice calling his name during the night. He goes to Eli, thinking he’s the one calling, and this happens a few times until Eli realizes it is the Lord speaking to Samuel. Eli guides him to respond with openness and faith: “Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.” When Samuel answers, God shares His plan for Israel, and Samuel becomes His messenger. This fits Samuel’s experience precisely, whereas the other names are known for different moments in Scripture (Daniel in later visions, Josiah as a child king, Jonathan as Saul’s son). So the child who heard God’s voice in the night is Samuel.

The event tests that God can speak to a child and the person who heard Him in the night was Samuel. In the story, Samuel, a young boy serving with the priest Eli in the tabernacle, hears a voice calling his name during the night. He goes to Eli, thinking he’s the one calling, and this happens a few times until Eli realizes it is the Lord speaking to Samuel. Eli guides him to respond with openness and faith: “Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth.” When Samuel answers, God shares His plan for Israel, and Samuel becomes His messenger.

This fits Samuel’s experience precisely, whereas the other names are known for different moments in Scripture (Daniel in later visions, Josiah as a child king, Jonathan as Saul’s son). So the child who heard God’s voice in the night is Samuel.