Eli and Ichabod

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