1 Samuel 7:9

And Samuel took a sucking lamb,.... Which it might be, and yet more than eight days old, for under that it might not be sacrificed, Exo 22:30.

and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the…

Samuel’s preparation for intercessory prayer, namely, the offering up an atoning sacrifice, is most significant (compare Luk 1:9-10). The term here used for a “lamb” does not occur in the Pentateuch;…

Samuel took a sucking lamb - This sucking lamb must have been eight days under its mother before it could be offered, as the law says, Lev 22:27.

Though Samuel was not a priest, yet he offered this…

Here, I. The Philistines invade Israel (Sa1 7:7), taking umbrage from that general meeting for repentance and prayer as if it had been a rendezvous for war, and, if so, they thought it prudent to keep…

a sucking lamb Which might not be less than seven days old, according to Lev 22:17.

for a burnt offering wholly unto the Lord The whole animal was burnt upon the altar to denote the entire…