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　　1 Sam. 1:24 And as soon as she weaned him,…she brought him to the house of Jehovah in Shiloh, although the child was young.

　　27-28 It was for this child that I prayed, and Jehovah has granted me my request that I requested from Him. Therefore I, for my part, have lent him to Jehovah; all the days that he lives, he is lent to Jehovah…

　　[In 1 Samuel 1] the sacrifices typify Christ as all the offerings. Jehovah is the eternal great I Am, and the house of Jehovah is Christ as the embodiment of God to be God’s dwelling place among His people. Furthermore, the bulls, flour, and wine signify the Christ whom we experience and bring to the house of God to offer to Him. This section mainly shows us the house of God as the embodiment of the Triune God and the offerings as the means for us to enter into the embodiment of God, that is, redemption. Therefore, in these verses we see God’s embodiment and God’s full redemption. (CWWL, 1983, vol. 3, “The Divine Trinity as Revealed in the Holy Word,” pp. 293-294)

　　In 1 Samuel 19 we see the Spirit: “Saul sent messengers to seize David; and when they saw the company of prophets prophesying and Samuel standing and presiding over them, the Spirit of God came upon Saul’s messengers, and they also prophesied” (v. 20). Verse 23 says, “The Spirit of God came upon [Saul] as well, and he went on and prophesied.” Saul intended to arrest and kill David. It was not physical force but prophesying that stopped Saul’s activity. Samuel was not commanding an army but was directing the prophesying. This was all the doing of the Spirit of God, who is the third of the Trinity reaching God’s people.

　　Second Samuel 22:1-3 says, “David spoke the words of this song to Jehovah: …Jehovah is…my rock.” Verse 47 says, “Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation.” Second Samuel 23:1-3 says, “These are the last words of David: …The Spirit of Jehovah spoke through me, / And His word was on my tongue. / The God of Israel spoke, / The Rock of Israel spoke to me.” In these verses the rock is Christ as the ground for God to grace His people. The Spirit of Jehovah is the Spirit of the Triune God. God in these verses in Hebrew is Elohim, indicating the Triune God. Second Samuel 24:25 says, “There David built an altar to Jehovah, and he offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.” The burnt offerings typify Christ for God’s satisfaction, and the peace offerings typify Christ for the peace between God and His people.

　　The Triune God with His embodiment and redemption was fully involved in bringing forth Samuel and David so that the kingdom of God might be brought in…. Many Christians today speak of the Lord’s coming, but most do not realize that there is the need for some like Samuel to bring in Christ the King with His kingdom. Samuel brought in David so that the heavenly kingdom could be set up on the earth for God’s expression. The Lord’s prophecy of His return can be fulfilled only through some like Hannah and Samuel. Hannah brought in Samuel, and Samuel brought in David.

　　First Samuel 16:1-3 says, “Jehovah said to Samuel,… Fill your horn with oil, and go; I will send you to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have selected for Myself a king among his sons…. Take a heifer with you…. Then call Jesse to the sacrifice.” Verse 13 says, “Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him [David] in the midst of his brothers, and the Spirit of Jehovah rushed upon David from that day forward.”… In these verses we see the Triune God as Jehovah and the Spirit of the Triune God as the Spirit of Jehovah…. The oil typifies the Spirit of God. The sacrificed heifer typifies Christ as the offering. Thus, the Divine Trinity was involved in the anointing of David, making him the king over Israel. (CWWL, 1983, vol. 3, “The Divine Trinity as Revealed in the Holy Word,” pp. 294-295)

　　Further Reading: CWWL, 1984, vol. 2, “Elders Training, Book 2: The Vision of the Lord’s Recovery,” ch. 10