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Rejecting God's Law
Commentators unanimously state that the "custom" of the priests was not from God but was a corrupt rule invented by Eli's sons. Scholars like Spurgeon and Barnes emphasize that God's law already specified the priests' portion (Leviticus 7). This new practice was a direct act of disobedience, showing the danger of altering God's commands to suit personal desires.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 2:13
18th Century
Theologian
The Law of Moses defined exactly what the priest’s portion of every peace offering was to be (Leviticus 7:31–35), and it also gave expr…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 2:11–36
19th Century
Bishop
The Service of the boy Samuel in the Sanctuary—The Dissolute Life of the Sons of Eli—The Doom of the House of Ithamar.
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Samuel 2:13
19th Century
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And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh …
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John Gill
On 1 Samuel 2:13
17th Century
Pastor
And the priest's custom with the people was
Not what was according to the will and law of God, but which the sons of Eli had i…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 2:11–26
17th Century
Minister
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 t…