Right in Whose Eyes? - Message 19 - Eli and Ichabod - 1 Samuel 2-4
Outline:
I. The Sons of Eli – 1 Sam. 2:12-17
A. Hophni (“tadpole”) and Phinehas (“nubian”, of the Nile) B. Corrupt – “sons of Belial”, worthless, ruinous
1. Corrupted Knowledge – they did not know the Lord 2. Corrupted Worship – blaspheming the altar – Deut. 18:13; Lev. 7:31 3. Corrupted Community – they caused the people to despise sacrificing to the Lord
II. The Sign to Eli – 1 Sam. 2:22-36
A. Complicity – aware of his son’s sins B. Consequence – aware of God’s judgment, untimely death – 1 Sam. 22:16-19; 1 Kings 2:26 -27 C. Compassion – aware of God’s provision D. Conclusion – from stealing sacrifices to begging bread – Psalm 37:25
III. The Sin of Eli – 1 Sam. 3:10-18
A. Repressing Restraint – he did not restrain his sons – Lev. 24:11-16, 23 B. Rash and Rude – presumptuous sins – Num. 15:30-31 C. Resignation, not Repentance
IV. The Superstition of Eli – 1 Sam. 4:1-18
A. Defeat B. Defense C. Death
V. The Significance of Eli – 1 Sam. 4:19-22
A. The Glory is Gone – Ichabod – “inglorious”, the glory has departed into exile B. The Grace of God – Rom. 8:39-40; Heb. 13:5
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Phillip was called to new life in Christ at age 9, called to preach at age 14, and ordained to the gospel ministry at age 20. He graduated from The Criswell College (Dallas, Texas) in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biblical Studies with a major in Evangelism. He...