“Therefore Adonai the God of Israel says,
‘I did indeed say that your family and
your father’s family would walk
in my presence forever.’
But now Adonai says, ‘Forget it!
I respect those who respect me,
but those who despise me
will meet with contempt.”
-1 Samuel 2:30
Eli and his family are finished.
The Lord was about to heap divine disgrace upon this priestly family who had so disrespected Him.
Here are the consequences Eli’s family would pay for their sins:
-Every one of Eli’s family members would die young…which means there would be no future priesthood coming from his family.
-They would soon witness the coming fall of the Sanctuary at the hands of the Philistines who would also steal the Ark of the Covenant from Israel.
-His two sons Hophni and Pinchas would be killed on the same day.
And…
-They would go from the prestigious position of priests to poverty-stricken beggars performing the most menial of tasks in order to earn enough scraps of bread to survive.
Boy, the Lord ain’t kidding when he says…
“It is mine to avenge; I will repay.
In due time their foot will slip;
their day of disaster is near
and their doom rushes upon them.”
-Deuteronomy 32:35
Now one may wonder, since the current Priesthood was about to be abolished…
And a High Priest was a necessary element in the Lord’s justice system…
What was God gonna do to rectify the situation?
The answer is He had plans to anoint a new and faithful priest or COHEN…
Of course, I’m talking about the coming king of Israel.
There was also another major change that was about to take effect.
Recall it was a “Man of God” who brought prophetic words of doom to Eli.
Well from this point onwards, these types of human messengers (prophets) are going to begin to play a more central role moving forward.
So the stage is slowly but surely being set for the era to come.
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