Incorrect and Correct
1st Samuel 2
We come to a new book that comes after Ruth. The author of Samuel points us to God’s plan for Israel. Our focus turns to a boy named Samuel. He was a special blessing from the Lord to his mother, Hannah. She was not able to have children and prayed for the Lord for her to have a son and if God gave her a son then she would give her son to her. Because of God answering her prayer she praised the Lord in verses 1-10.
Samuel Grows and Eli’s sons Disobey
In verse 11 we see that Samuel was a boy who ministered to the Lord. This is the first mention of Samuel and the first thing he is doing is ministering to the Lord. He was doing what was right. He was doing what he was meant to do. In verse 18 we see Samuel as a young boy was ministering to the Lord and he actually was wearing a linen ephod the clothing of a priest. In verse 26 we see that Samuel was continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man. This was saying that he was becoming a man in the Lord and in the eyes of the people he was becoming a priest and God was molding him into a prophet.
The next verse that we see is that Eli’s sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were not doing things of the Lord. They were actually worthless men. They took advantage of the people, they took for granted the sacrifices of the Lord and they took their job as priests not very seriously. Because the boys were acting in such diregard for God and his tabernacle and sin they would be judged.
We can learn so much from Samuel as a young boy and teen. He was doing the right things and he was in the right place. It is hard to get into trouble when you are doing what you should be doing. Samuel grew, Samuel was working, and Samuel was having the knowledge of the Lord. What are you doing? Are you doing what you should be doing? Are seeking after the Lord? We can look at Hophni and Phinehas who were in the tabernacle and doing things that they were supposed to do but they did not care and handled it so flippantly. Serve the Lord with all your heart and you will not be serving sin.
