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1 | Was Eli lax in discipline? | 1 Sam 2:22 | prayon | 8738 | ||
Eli was more than just lax! Although he had much recognition and respect which he earned in public ha was unable to handle his private affairs. He lacked the two necessary qualities need for parenting - firm resolve and corrective action. He did not take any disiplinary action when made aware of their wrong doings. We must remember also that Eli was not only a father trying to handle his sons he was also the priest ignorig the sins of the priests under his jurisdiction. God, in his love for Isreal, could not allow the problem to continue. Therefore God planned to kill them (v. 25b). God allowed Eli's sons to die as a result of their sins. Eli was also guilty of sin. First for allowing his sons to get away with sinning and second because he honored his sons above God for letting them sin. |
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2 | Was Eli lax in discipline? | 1 Sam 2:22 | Makarios | 8774 | ||
Thank you userdoe213, Mark Sutton and prayon for some excellent answers to this question! Zondervan's NASB Study Bible states, "The immoral acts of Eli's sons are reminiscent of the religious prostitution (fertility rites) at the Canaanite sanctuaries (see 1 Kings 14:24; 15:12; 22:46)- acts that were an abomination to the Lord and a desecration of His house (Deut. 23:17-18)." Nelson's NKJV states, "Eli's protests seem weak in view of the enormity of his sons' sins." MacArthur's NKJV Study Bible adds, "Eli's point to his sons was that if God would surely judge when one sinned against another man, how much more would He bring judgment against those who sinned against Him. 'the LORD desired to kill them'. Because Eli's sons had persisted in their evil ways, God had already determined to judge them. This divine, judicial hardening, the result of defiant refusal to repent in the past, was the reason Hophni and Phinehas refused to heed Eli's warnings." In view of all this, Eli rebuked his sons, but failed to take them out of office. The contrast of the behavior of Eli's sons and the behavior of Samuel (1 Samuel 2:26) is a most telling feature of the beginning of this book. Mark Sutton: I know how you feel being a Pastor's Kid.. I am the oldest son of a man who has been a pastor for all my life! Nolan |
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