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For I have told him that I will judge his house forever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse on themselves, and he didn`t restrain them.
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The Sin of Knowing Inaction
Commentators stress that Eli's judgment came for "the iniquity which he knew." His failure was not a lack of awareness but a lack of action. As a father, high priest, and judge, he offered only weak rebukes when he should have used his authority to punish his sons and remove them from their sacred office. His passivity made him complicit in their sin.
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1 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Made themselves vile — Rather, they "have cursed themselves," that is, they brought curses upon themselves.
He did not restrain the…
19th Century
Anglican
Because his sons made themselves vile.—The enormity of the sin of Eli and his house, which was to be so fearfully punishe…
Baptist
Because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
A man said to me, one day, "I never laid my hand upon my children…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever That is, bring his judgments upon them, which should contin…
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 …
