1 Samuel 7:16-17 KJV
And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
Samuel had a circuit that he travelled as a part of his regular ministry, but his main work was done in the city of Ramah.
There was his house
This is the same city where his family was from. Samuel had lived, since his mother lent him to the Lord, at the Tabernacle in Shiloh. But evidently after the death of Eli he returned to his home town and dwelt there.
There he judged Israel
It was from this, his home, he bore the weight of his ministry. True it was that he traveled as a part of his work, but he was more well known for his ministry in Ramah
There he built and altar unto the LordRather than travelling hither and yon in pursuit of his walk with the Lord, Samuel saw the benefit of faithful, consistent, dependable worship of God right where God had planted him. We went back to his roots and from there walked with God.
And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
Samuel had a circuit that he travelled as a part of his regular ministry, but his main work was done in the city of Ramah.
There was his house
This is the same city where his family was from. Samuel had lived, since his mother lent him to the Lord, at the Tabernacle in Shiloh. But evidently after the death of Eli he returned to his home town and dwelt there.
There he judged Israel
It was from this, his home, he bore the weight of his ministry. True it was that he traveled as a part of his work, but he was more well known for his ministry in Ramah
There he built and altar unto the LordRather than travelling hither and yon in pursuit of his walk with the Lord, Samuel saw the benefit of faithful, consistent, dependable worship of God right where God had planted him. We went back to his roots and from there walked with God.
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