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3. THE FAILURE OF ELI AND HIS SONS
CHAPTER 2:12-36
_ 1. The wicked sons of Eli (1 Samuel 2:12)_
2. Samuel before Jehovah and Hannah blessed (1 Samuel 2:18)
3. The empty warning of Eli (1 Samuel 2:
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1 SAMUEL 2:12 WICKEDNESS OF THE SONS OF EU.
1 Samuel 2:12. Belial (see 1 Samuel 1:16).
1 Samuel 2:12 f. Move full stop from
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BURN (as incense). See App-43.
PRESENTLY. now, immediately, without delay, at once. This English
meaning is now obsolete.
THY SOUL. thou (emph.) Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13. him, Nay. "Nay" is
to be r...
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_presently_ "Immediately:" the usual meaning of the word in the E. V.,
e.g. Matthew 26:53.
_he would answer him, Nay_ The correct reading of the Heb. gives "Nay"
in place of "him." Cp. note on 1 Samu...
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The faithless priests of Shiloh
12. _sons of Belial_ WORTHLESS MEN. See note on 1 Samuel 1:16.
_they knew not the_Lord] Were ignorant of His character and so
despised His laws. Cp. Judges 2:10; Job 1...
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AND IF ANY MAN SAID UNTO HIM, LET THEM NOT FAIL, &C.— The great sin
of these sons of Eli consisted, not only in demanding more than their
right; (see Leviticus 7:32.) but in assuming what they chose,...
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2. The Childhood of Samuel, 1 Samuel 2:12 to 1 Samuel 3:21.
_Eli's sinful sons._ 1 Samuel 2:12-17
12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.
13 And the priests-' custom with...
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_ALSO BEFORE THEY BURNT THE FAT, THE PRIEST'S SERVANT CAME, AND SAID
TO THE MAN THAT SACRIFICED, GIVE FLESH TO ROAST FOR THE PRIEST; FOR HE
WILL NOT HAVE SODDEN FLESH OF THEE, BUT RAW._
No JFB commen...
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2:16 burn (a-10) See Leviticus 1:9...
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HANNAH'S SONG OF THANKSGIVING. THE SIN OF ELI'S SONS
1-10. The Song of Hannah.
This beautiful poem has been well called the 'Magnificat of the Old
Testament.' The song of the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:46)...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 2
HANNAH’S PRAYER
V1 Hannah prayed and said,
‘I am very happy when I think about the *Lord....
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AND IF NOT, I WILL TAKE IT BY FORCE. — The solemn ritual of the
sacrifice was not only transgressed by these covetous, greedy,
ministering priests, but the worshippers were compelled by force to
yield...
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(11-36) The Service of the boy Samuel in the Sanctuary — The
Dissolute Life of the Sons of Eli — The Doom of the House of
Ithamar....
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וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו הָ אִ֗ישׁ קַטֵּ֨ר
יַקְטִי
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CHAPTER IV.
_ ELI'S HOUSE._
1 Samuel 2:11.
THE notices of little Samuel, that alternate in this passage with the
sad accounts of Eli and his house, are like the green spots that vary
the dull stretc...
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GROWING BEFORE THE LORD
1 Samuel 2:12
Not only were Eli's sons strangers to the power of religion in the
heart, but they had gone to great lengths of profligacy. They had
seized on a larger share of...
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We have the record of the song of triumph sung by Hannah, in which she
set forth the might and justice of Jehovah. Thus, in the dark and
troublous times, Jehovah is seen acting toward deliverance, by...
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And [if] any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat
presently, and [then] take [as much] as thy soul (n) desireth; then he
would answer him, [Nay]; but thou shalt give [it me] now: and i...
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_Desireth. The Laic gives an example of moderation and zeal, to which
the priest might well have paid some deference. The former is willing
to abandon his goods, provided the honour of God be not negl...
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(13) And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man
offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in
seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand; (14) An...
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The first Book of Samuel (or of Kings as with some) brings before us
that great change for which the Book of Ruth was a preparation, and in
order to which the Spirit of God closed it with the generati...
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_‘LOOK ON THIS PICTURE AND ON THAT’_
‘Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.…
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord,
and also with men.’
1 Samu...
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In the beautiful song of 1 Samuel 2 Hannah recognises this great
principle of sovereign grace, and of the power of God; that He brings
down the proud and those who trust in the flesh, and exalts the w...
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AND IF ANY MAN SAID UNTO HIM, LET THEM NOT FAIL TO BURN THE FAT
PRESENTLY,.... Or stay till they have offered the fat, as the Targum;
let that be done in the first place, which may be quickly done, in...
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And [if] any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat
presently, and [then] take [as much] as thy soul desireth; then he
would answer him, [Nay]; but thou shalt give [it me] now: and if no...
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_Nay, but thou shalt give it me now_, &c. This was the very height of
haughty impiety. That such submissive language did not prevail with
them to have so much respect for God, as to permit his portion...
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1 Hannahs song in thankefulnesse.
12 The sinne of Elies sonnes.
18 Samuels ministerie.
20 By Elies blessing, Hannah is more fruitfull.
22 Eli reprooueth his sonnes.
28 A prophecie against Elies h...
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The rejoicing prayer of Hannah is now uttered AFTER she has given up
her child. The prayer of Mary, the mother of the Lord Jesus, reminds
us of this one, though hers was spoken before he child was bor...
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PRESENTLY:
_ Heb._ as on the day...
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11-26 Samuel, being devoted to the Lord in a special manner, was from
a child employed about the sanctuary in the services he was capable
of. As he did this with a pious disposition of mind, it was c...
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TAKE AS MUCH AS THY SOUL DESIRETH; we are content to relinquish our
parts to thee, only let not God be wronged of his due....
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1 Samuel 2:16 man H376 said H559 (H8799) really H6999 (H8686) burn
H6999 (H8763) fat H2459 first...
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THE RISE OF SAMUEL AND THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF ELI (1 SAMUEL 2:12 TO
1 SAMUEL 3:1).
In this section we now have a description of the careful build up of
Samuel's ministry and of his own spiritual gro...
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1 SAMUEL 1-4
_(with Judges 21:16)_
I. With all his virtues and natural advantages Eli had one great
fault. He was a good man of the easy type; the kind of man who makes
an admirable servant, who does...
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CONTENTS: Hannah's prophetic prayer. Evil sons of Eli. Samuel in the
tabernacle. The warning to Eli.
CHARACTERS: God, Hannah, Eli, Samuel, Hophni, Phinehas, Elkanah, a
prophet.
CONCLUSION: Nothing i...
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1 Samuel 2:1. _Hannah said, my heart rejoiceth._ This song is much
admired: the lines form a constellation of appropriate beauties. The
composition is perfect in its kind. The phrases are short, and t...
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_Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial._
INDULGENT HOME LIFE
I. The sins it induces. The sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are the more
prominent, so we will contemplate,
1. Their conduct and character....
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 2:11 At the same time that the boy Samuel
is ministering to the Lord (vv. 1 Samuel 2:11, 1
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 2:12 These verses describe how the
WORTHLESS... SONS OF ELI (v. 1 Samuel 2:12) treated the tabernacle
sacrifices...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 2:15 These verses seem to suggest that
Eli’s sons were guilty of a further deviation from the already
degenerate custom described in vv. 1 Samuel 2:13. This is an extraordi
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 2:12. “SONS OF BELIAL.” See on Chapter 1 Samuel 1:16.
1 Samuel 2:13. They were not content with the portions assigned to
them by the Levitical law, namely, the...
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EXPOSITION
SAMUEL'S MINISTRATIONS AT SHILOH (1 Samuel 2:11-9).
1 SAMUEL 2:11
THE CHILD DID MINISTER. Left by his parents at Shiloh, Samuel
ministered unto the Lord; that is, certain du
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This book presents the history, the personal history of Samuel who was
the last of the Judges. It ushers in the beginning of the period of
the kings in the children of Israel, or among the children of...
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1 Peter 5:2; 1 Peter 5:3; Judges 18:25; Leviticus 3:16; Leviticus 7:23