Concept:The spiritual condition of divine revelation when Samuel first served God under Eli.
Explanation:This is based on 1 Samuel 3:1.
It says, “The word of the Lord was precious in those days; there was no open vision.”
This means messages from God were very rare.
Visions and direct revelations were also infrequent.
Therefore, the people did not often hear from God.
This sets the background for God later calling Samuel.
Answer:B. the word of God was rare with no frequent vision