Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

Chapter 58
The Schools of the Prophets
God had commanded the Hebrews to tell their children about
how He had cared for their ancestors. They were to often tell about
the mighty works of God and the promise of the Redeemer to come.
Illustrations and symbols fixed the lessons firmly in the memory.
The young mind was trained to see God both in the scenes of nature
and the words of revelation. The stars, trees, and flowers, the
mountains, the brooks, all spoke of the Creator. Worship at the
sanctuary and the messages of the prophets were a revelation of
God.
Such was the training of Moses in Goshen, of Samuel by
Hannah, of David in Bethlehem, of Daniel before captivity
separated him from his family, of Christ at Nazareth. Such was the
training by which the child Timothy learned from his grandmother
Lois and his mother Eunice. (2 Timothy 1:5; 3:15).
The schools of the prophets offered further opportunities for
the instruction of the young. If a young person wanted to search
deeper into truth so that he could become a teacher in Israel, these
schools were available to him. Samuel founded the schools of the
prophets to serve as a barrier against widespread corruption, to
provide for the moral and spiritual welfare of youth, and to promote
the prosperity of the nation by furnishing qualified leaders and
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