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Intro:
Moldy House
When a house is referred to in Scripture it means more than the building
It refers to the life of the family
Eli’s house was corrupt and wicked, but it was soon coming to an end
Read 1 Samuel 2:1-3
I. Hannah’s Prayer vs. 1-11
Vs. 1-11 is a continuation of the worship seen in vs. 28
This is the song Hannah sang to the Lord
vs. 1-3 Exalt the Lord
She starts out by exalting the Lord
All worship should start with praise
Worship is to give worth to the one who is worthy
Hannah’s heart explodes in joy over how good the Lord is
Her mouth smiles at her enemies
The ESV says derides but the Hebrew word means to enlarge or grow wide
It was closed in silence and shame before but now He has opened it up and it smiles
She is rejoicing in the Lord answering her prayers
Sunday I told people to send in their praise reports and we received several reports of how God is answering
If you don’t receive the prayer requests send an email to dave@villagechapel.com and he will add you
vs. 3 Be careful what you say because you might eat your words
God weighs the actions and he knows everything
vs. 4-8 God is Sovereign
This next section Hannah lays out all of those years of frustration
She goes after Peninnah
The bows of the mighty are broken
But the feeble find strength
The one with many children is forlorn
but the barren has borne seven
Then she shifts to God’s sovereignty
The Lord Kills and brings life
The makes poor and rich
He raises the needy to sit with princes
The pillars of the earth are the Lord’s
vs. 9-11 The Lord Guards the Faithful
Finally, Hannah ends with proclaiming the Lord guards the faithful
We don’t prevail by our might
The enemies of the Lord will be broken into pieces
He will judge and exalt
Then Elkanah and Hannah went home without Samuel
The boy ministered to the Lord
God answered Hannah’s prayer and Hannah kept her word
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Eli’s Worthless Sons vs. 12-21
Next the author of 1 Samuel turns to the house of Eli
Eli is the priest who is past his time of service but His boys don’t know the Lord so he is forced to remain at the temple
His house is out of order
God had strict requirements for the Priests
The chief goal of a priest was to remain clean so they could offer sacrifices
They had to set themselves apart
That continues in the NT
Eli failed both of these tests
They were more like the World than like the Lord
Every church faces the danger
vs. 12-17 Serving Their Own Interests
When people came to sacrifice God would get a portion, the priest would get a portion, then the family would get the rest
Originally the priest was supposed to get the shoulder and the breast
Somehow the tradition has changed to the Priest sticking a fork in the boiling pot and getting whatever they pulled out
Eli’s sons would take the meat before it was cooked
Grilled meat is always better than boiled, but there is a problem
The Lord got the first portion
That included the fat which is often the best
They were subverting the principle of the First fruits
First fruits mean the first and best
If people tried to keep the law they would take it by force
So there was a spirit of intimidation around the temple
They were bullying the people
This sin was very great in the eyes of the Lord and He is not turning a blind eye
vs. 18-21 Samuel Ministers before the Lord
Notice the contrast
It started in vs. 11
Samuel was a young boy of 4-5 and he was ministering
The boys of Eli were serving themselves
Now once again we see Samuel ministering before the Lord
He is well adjusted and faithful
God is raising up his person and the people are starting to notice
Most notably was his mother
Hannah brought him a robe, or ehpod
The Ephod was the upper vest that went over the linen robe
Each year Hannah would bring him a new set of clothes that would fit
A Mother’s love never stops
Samuel was a blessing to Eli because Eli would bless his parents every year
He would say “May the Lord give you children”
She bore five more children after Samuel
This shows us that if we dedicate our children to the Lord and raise them to know Scripture and walk in the footsteps they will not depart from it
Stop for a second and think about this
For years Hannah was barren and ridiculed
They were silent once she got pregnant, but had to flare up again when she left Samuel at the temple
Then God blesses her with five more children
What a testimony to the power of God and our being faithful
III.
Eli Rebukes Sons vs. 22-26
It only gets worse for Eli’s corrupt house
Eli is hearing bad reports from the people of the wicked acts
vs. 22-25 A Bad Report
Eli was very old
His sons should’ve taken over but they don’t know the Lord
They were caught up in the age of the judges and were a perfect picture of how people acted
They were laying with the women serving at the entrance of the temple
This means the sons of Eli were committing sexual immorality with the women who came to worship at the tabernacle.
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