And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. 1 Samuel 3:1. Young as he was when brought to minister in the tabernacle, Samuel had even then duties to perform in the service of God, according to his capacity.
A Fainthearted Father
The iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever. 1 Samuel 3:14. Eli did not manage his household according to God’s rules for family government. He followed his own judgment…. Many are now making
Emergency Prayer Requests
— Our son Adrian was in a car accident with a friend with spleen and severe brain injury. Shawna –please pray for Nancy who is in the hospital with impassable kidney stones. Eileen
Delayed Judgment
In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end. 1 Samuel 3:12. Eli had greatly erred in permitting his sons to minister in
No Restraint
I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. 1 Samuel 3:13. Eli was a good man, pure in morals; but he has too indulgent.
A Dangerous Example
They hearkened not unto the voice of their father. 1 Samuel 2:25. Eli was priest and judge in Israel. He held the highest and most responsible positions among the people of God. As a man divinely chosen for the sacred
Like Parent, Like Child
My son, keep your father’s commandment, and forsake not your mother’s teaching. Proverbs 6:20, R.S.V. What the parents are, that, to a great extent, the children will be. The physical conditions of the parents, their dispositions and appetites, their mental