1. 1 Samuel 12:23 (NEG79)
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Why would it be a sin for Samuel to stop praying?

1 Samuel 12:23 (NEG79)

23 Loin de moi aussi de pécher contre l'Eternel, de cesser de prier pour vous! Je vous enseignerai le bon et le droit chemin.

It was common for prophets in Israel to give themselves to the task of intercessory prayer.1 A refusal to do so would be a refusal to do the work that God has given to a prophet, and thus it would be sin.2