ocr: nstory, when the hilistines captured the sacred ark oT the covenant. Some wondered if God had abandoned them and torsaken the covenant. 'In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions begins this chapter. But it goes on to relate how God stepped in directly, as he had done with Abraham and Moses pefore, calling out a leader for his people. "See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears ofi it tingle, - God announced. He answered the desperate prayer of Samuel, who would grow into his role as one of srael's greatest eaders. Jit ...