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In succeeding embodiments, Saint Germain and his followers, under the guidance of the Great Divine Director, rediscovered the flame and continued to guard the shrine. Later, the Great Divine Director, assisted by his disciple, established a retreat at the site of the flame and founded the House of Rakoczy, the royal house of Hungary. | In succeeding embodiments, Saint Germain and his followers, under the guidance of the Great Divine Director, rediscovered the flame and continued to guard the shrine. Later, the Great Divine Director, assisted by his disciple, established a retreat at the site of the flame and founded the House of Rakoczy, the royal house of Hungary. | ||
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[[File:Eli and Samuel.jpg|thumb | [[File:Eli and Samuel.jpg|thumb|upright|<translate><!--T:99--> ''Samuel Relating to Eli the Judgements of God upon Eli’s House'', John Singleton Copley (1780)</translate>]] | ||
[[File:Uncion de David por Samuel de Antonio Gonzalez Velazquez.JPG|thumb|<translate><!--T:26--> Samuel anointing David, by Antonio González Velázquez</translate>]] | [[File:Uncion de David por Samuel de Antonio Gonzalez Velazquez.JPG|thumb|<translate><!--T:26--> Samuel anointing David, by Antonio González Velázquez</translate>]] | ||
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In the eleventh century <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>., Saint Germain was embodied as the prophet Samuel. He was an outstanding religious leader in a time of great apostasy, serving as the last of Israel’s judges and the first of her prophets. In those days the judges did not simply arbitrate disputes; they were charismatic leaders who were believed to have direct access to God and who could rally the tribes of Israel against oppressors. | In the eleventh century <small>B</small>.<small>C</small>., Saint Germain was embodied as the prophet Samuel. He was an outstanding religious leader in a time of great apostasy, serving as the last of Israel’s judges and the first of her prophets. In those days the judges did not simply arbitrate disputes; they were charismatic leaders who were believed to have direct access to God and who could rally the tribes of Israel against oppressors. |