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444. The Sin of Eli's Sons - 1 Samuel 2:12-26

4/12/2018

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444.

Eli's Wicked Sins

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Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 2:12-26


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6th strategy.
Cause and Effect

  • Begin by inviting God to show you what is the cause and effect hidden in these verses. Ask Him to show you nuggets of wisdom.
  • Read the passage completely.
  • Divide a piece of paper into two columns.
  • Title the first column Cause and the second column Effect
  • Reread the passage. This time ask if there are any instructions that are given that have a direct end result.
  • Write down the causes (in Cause column)and the effects (in the Effects column).
  • Do you find a pattern?
  • What are your thoughts?
  • Now as you wrap all these thoughts up in your mind. Stop and thank God for being with you this very day.


12. Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the LORD
13. or for their duties as priests. Whenever anyone offered a sacrifice, Eli's sons would send over a servant with a three-pronged fork. While the meat of the sacrificed animal was still boiling,
14. the servant would stick the fork into the pot and demand that whatever it brought up be given to Eli's sons. All the Israelites who came to worship at Shiloh were treated this way.
15. Sometimes the servant would come even before the animal's fat had been burned on the altar. He would demand raw meat before it had been boiled so that it could be used for roasting.

16. The man offering the sacrifice might reply, "Take as much as you want, but the fat must be burned first." Then the servant would demand,  "No, give it to me now, or I'll take it by force."
17. So the sin of these young men was very serious in the LORD'S sight, for they treated the LORD'S offerings with contempt.

18. But Samuel, though he was only a boy, served the LORD. He wore a linen garment like that of a priest.
19. Each year his mother made a small coat for him and brought it to him when she came with her husband for the sacrifice.
20. Before they returned home, Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say, "May the LORD give you other children to take the place of this one she gave to the LORD.
21. And the LORD gave Hannah three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, Samuel grew up in the presence of the LORD.

22. Now Eli was very old, but he was aware of what his sons were doing to the people of Israel. He knew, for instance that his sons were seducing the young women who assisted at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
23. Eli said to them, "I have been hearing reports from all the people about the wicked things you are doing. Why do you keep sinning?
24. You must stop, my sons! The reports I hear among the LORD'S people are not good.
25. If someone sins against another person, God can mediate for the guilty party. But if someone sins against the LORD, who can intercede?" But Eli's sons wouldn't listen to their father, for the LORD was already planning to put them to death.

26. Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew taller and grew in favor with the LORD and with the people.
1 Samuel 2:12-26 NLT


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4 Comments
Rc
4/12/2018 08:01:02 am

Samuel had evil sons.
This story always causes me sadness.
I know how hard it was to raise kids by myself. I also know that God used this scripture to teach me big stuff about raising my kids.

But what about today? I don’t have kids under me anymore.

What do you have for me to learn from this story today LORD?

That’s what I asked Him this morning. Here’s what I come away with.

Let me be willing to use your blessings well.
Let me hold them in my heart loosely, placing my emphasis on You being the giver of these special blessings. And that I am here able to receive the blessing and honoring YOU while enjoying your wonderful gifts!

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bj
4/12/2018 10:45:05 pm

Amen

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bc
4/12/2018 04:18:46 pm

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CC
4/12/2018 11:38:09 pm

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