See the marginal references. The sin of the sons of Eli could not be purged by the appointed sacrifices of the Law. In blessed contrast with this d…

Shall not be purged with sacrifice. —No earthly sacrifice, bloody or unbloody, could ever purge on earth the sin of the d…

And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering forever. And S…

And therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli
Either had done this before, which was signified to him by the man of…

What a great deal of guilt and corruption there is in us, about which we may say, It is the iniquity that our own heart knows; we are conscious of …