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I Samuel 2:1 Bible Illustrations by Sweet Media<\/p><\/div>\n
Eli was a judge in Israel and a priest of the living God. When he grew old, instead of his children being a source of joy to that religious leader of olden days, they caused him much heartache and grief. After Eli had heard of the almost unimaginable sins which his sons committed — as recorded in I Samuel 2:22 — he said unto them, \u201cWhy do ye such things? For I hear of your evil dealings by all this people … it is no good report that I hear. Ye make the Lord’s people to transgress<\/em>\u201d (I Samuel 2:23, 24).<\/p>\n What a tragedy! The sons of this man of God were a stumbling block to the Lord’s people! However, the sons (though vile and wicked indeed) were not altogether to blame, for we are told in I Samuel 3:13, \u201cFor I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.<\/em>\u201d Eli did not curb his children. He apparently just let them have their way. Perhaps he had the idea that \u201cboys will be boys.\u201d Yes, but those boys grew up to be men \u2014 vile men!<\/p>\n This case alone should be enough to convince us, parents, that placing restrictions upon our children is needful if we expect them to grow up to be useful citizens and individuals whose manner of life will be worthy of \u201cthe gospel of Christ.\u201d<\/p>\n Fathers and mothers, think on these things!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by John Iverson Do you think juvenile delinquency is an evil that is peculiar to our day? If so, then you would do well to read your Bible, particularly such passages as are found in the book of First Samuel. Eli was a judge in Israel and a priest of the living God. When he…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27,1028],"tags":[665,29,107],"class_list":["post-24242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","category-parenting","tag-child-rearing","tag-parenting","tag-raising-children"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":67925,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/he-restrained-them-not-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":24242,"position":0},"title":"He Restrained Them Not (Sanders)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"by James Sanders The life of the Old Testament figure, Eli, is remarkable. Eli was a descendant of Ithamar, the fourth son of Aaron, and therefore was of the tribe of Levi. Combined in this man of God were the offices of both High Priest and Judge. It was the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":62300,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/eli-and-being-soft-on-sin\/","url_meta":{"origin":24242,"position":1},"title":"Eli and Being Soft on Sin","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 22, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There are many things to admire about the man Eli \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0He judged Israel for 40 years; during which time he was God\u2019s spokesman. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We find no record of any outward evil or sin in his life. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0C.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0When Eli learns that Samuel will take his place, Eli\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Parenting"","block_context":{"text":"Parenting","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/parenting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9748,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/did-hophni-and-phinehas-believe-in-god\/","url_meta":{"origin":24242,"position":2},"title":"Did Hophni and Phinehas believe in God?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"May 14, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Did Hophni and Phinehas believe in God? 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