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Dishonoring God's Offering
Eli's sons, through their servants, demanded the sacrificial meat before the fat—God's portion—was burned on the altar. Commentators stress this was not just greed but a profound act of contempt. By prioritizing their own appetites over God's prescribed worship, they 'prostituted holy things' and treated the Lord's offering with disdain.
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1 Samuel
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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 2:15–16
19th Century
Preacher
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…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 2:16
17th Century
Pastor
And if any man said to him, let them not fail to burn the
fat presently
Or stay till …
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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…