撒母耳一生在聖殿事奉,從未遇過任何暴力事件,更枉論有過格鬥訓練。但他既決定了跟隨上帝,在這刻他就做好了心理準備要為祂的義受苦。要是今天要捱打,這也是為上帝受的苦。9Please respect copyright.PENANA8axAqVotln
想通這一切後,他感覺豁然開朗。他想到無論結果如何,只需要順從神的心意就是勝利。所以內心就馬上有了難以言喻的平安。9Please respect copyright.PENANAGFbUk6RPbK
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就算有多麼害怕,他依然努力睜開眼睛,嚴正瞪著那惡霸。那惡霸笑著,突然拉拳,往撒母耳跑去。9Please respect copyright.PENANAgMKrhgidCd
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撒母耳的眼睛還是因恐懼閉上了。到他張開眼時,那人卻已倒在他前面,一面栽在土裡。9Please respect copyright.PENANAiQS4CmKmxw
他拍拍惡霸的肩膊道:「你悔改啦,以免有更大災禍。」9Please respect copyright.PENANAvi1ITyD4PV
那人並沒回話。9Please respect copyright.PENANA3rZ3XoDzmk
撒母耳再拍拍他,他仍是沒有回應。9Please respect copyright.PENANAeNNAgeEjoS
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撒母耳把他側轉過來,發現他異常沉重。他的雙瞳已是灰矇一片。撒母耳蹲身,把手靠近他的鼻孔,竟嚇得自己一屁股坐到地上。9Please respect copyright.PENANA2EJh5ijssY
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他已沒了呼吸。9Please respect copyright.PENANAc1r0QB0ZNn
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在遠處的一個少年見狀大叫:「佢殺咗大佬啊,我哋一齊上。」但他旁邊的少年卻立在原地,半晌,他們竟在沒有號令之下一同落荒而逃。9Please respect copyright.PENANAVhKTMXNuyg
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撒母耳看見他們四處逃跑,不禁滿心感恩。經歷這一次,他知道自己相信的確是個又真又活,且會保護他,叫他不致遭害的神。9Please respect copyright.PENANA9cSSUExAYM
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那個女子快步走到撒母耳面前,向他施了一禮道:「祭司,多謝你救我。我實在唔知可以點報答你,但如果我屋企人知道你救咗我,佢哋一定會叫我請你返去屋企作客。我知道咁樣講好冒昧,但如果我有福氣請到祭司你嚟我屋企食個便飯,咁實在係小女子嘅榮幸。」9Please respect copyright.PENANAZ97jJOFveI
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她說話時頭一直低著,恭敬非常。撒母耳在聖殿多時,從未有人對他如此恭敬,也不知道原來一個祭司竟會有如此禮遇,這使他一時不知如何反應過來。他呆了半晌後道:「好⋯好啊。你屋企喺邊?啊,我⋯我問錯問題喇。你⋯多謝你,你真係好。我今晚都無準備食物。咁就麻煩晒你喇。」9Please respect copyright.PENANAuwN3hzlfVX
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撒母耳跟著以斯帖去到了她家。以斯帖對她家人興高采烈地道出撒母耳如何從惡霸手中拯救了她,她的家人聽見,紛紛拍手稱善。以斯帖的母親捉住撒母耳的手道:「多謝你,多謝你啊祭司。下次你再嚟我哋呢座城嘅時候一定要話畀我知,等我可以獻祭畀你嘅神!」9Please respect copyright.PENANAmCqmpBPngt
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說著,僕人已經捧出他們剛烘好的餅和烤得焦香的羊腿。他們魚貫而出,捧著一盤一盤的肉,餅,水果、又有其他僕人捧著葡萄香氣撲鼻的美酒出來。9Please respect copyright.PENANAimkrP0GBXd
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撒母耳沒有料到自己第一天到城內服待,還未做到甚麼正事已獲得如斯厚待。於是他心裡不住感恩,感謝耶和華如此恩待他。9Please respect copyright.PENANAxxs31TtwEI
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自那天起,他周遊各城,勸人悔改歸正,為百姓獻上祭物。他盡心服待百姓,而百姓對他亦恭敬有加。9Please respect copyright.PENANAq33vpt5fyo
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他所說的話無不應驗,漸漸,各城的百姓都傳頌著他的事跡。有人叫他做先知,有人叫他做先見,也有人叫他做神人。9Please respect copyright.PENANAKWsYgQBbZN
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撒母耳雖知道自己的一切都只是屬於上帝的榮耀,但身為一個人,他也會有些自我感覺良好。9Please respect copyright.PENANAGvoWWTj3yt
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即使他情願獻身為上帝的忠僕,他也有自己需要努力修習的課題和需要獨自面對的軟弱。9Please respect copyright.PENANAV7JVqUrXPD
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