THE SEER: The Life of the Prophet Samuel and its Relevance Today by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos - Lives of Saints

THE SEER: The Life of the Prophet Samuel and its Relevance Today by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos - Lives of Saints

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Author: Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos Paperback  305 pages Single books ship from USA, wholesale orders ship from Greece The Seer describes the life and work of the Prophet Samuel, called ‘the Seer’ by his contemporaries. Early chapters focus on Hannah’s prayer and discuss prayer of the heart. There are practical comments about family relationships and bringing up children in the Church. The chapter on Samuel’s sons considers why children from devout families sometimes rebel. The Prophet Samuel received revelations from God and possessed the spiritual gifts of clear sight and seeing into the future. There is a detailed discussion of what exactly these charismas are and why God bestows them. There is a compelling account of how Saul was filled with the Holy Spirit when anointed by Samuel, and how he later lost this gift. Saul’s sins seem superficially trivial, but were actually so grave that they caused God to ‘change His mind’ about him. As a spiritual father, the author, His Em

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