Outline:
1 As a father,
2. Be a blessed child;
3. Grazing entrusted by God.
2. Bless your son.
How can a pair of children who grew up in the Levi family go on the road to extinction! It stands to reason that they grew up in a priest's family and should be taught the truth from an early age, so they should not commit all kinds of crimes! But the Bible tells about the evil deeds of Eli's two sons.
(1) is a "villain"
Sam 2: 12 "Eli's two sons are wicked and do not know the Lord."
Eli's two sons are Hophni and Phinehas. Because Eli is 98 years old (Sam 1. 4: 15), he is old and weak, and they assume the duties of a priest on weekdays. The "wicked man" was originally the son of bile, which is an alias of Satan. It is conceivable that they are extremely vicious and do all kinds of evil. In the new translation, the word wicked is translated as "rogue", which means useless and despicable in Hebrew. This word is used to describe hooligans and troublemakers who induce others to worship idols (Shen 13: 13) or rebel (10: 27; Sam 16:7, 20: 1) and fornication (Judges 19:22) and lying (Kings 21:13).
How could the two sons of the priest lead the people at that time to worship God? This is not only the loss of Eli's own family, but also the loss of Israel, the people of God!
(2) Not knowing God
Eli's two sons are not only wicked, but also do not know the Lord. "
They serve the Lord, but they do not know him. They have nothing to do with god. It can be seen that their service is not a service of life, but a selfish and completely people-oriented service. Their life is also a foolish life, which is really sad!
"The stupid son worries his mother. (Proverb 10: 1)
"He who gives birth to a foolish child will suffer; The father of fools is not happy. (Proverb 17:2 1)
"The doting son shamed his mother. (Proverbs 29: 15)
These poems clearly show that if parents don't educate their children well, they will only feel ashamed and sad.
(3) Failing to serve as required.
Don't live and serve according to the rules set by God!
Sam 2: 13-17 "This is the rule for the two priests to treat the people: whenever someone makes a sacrifice, the priest's servant will come, holding a three-toothed fork in his hand and putting it in the pot, pot, kettle and pot, and the priest will take all the meat. This is what they did to all the Israelites who went up to Shiloh. Before the fat was burned, the priest's servant came and said to the sacrificial man,' Give the meat to the priest and let him roast it! He doesn't want it cooked, he wants it raw. If the sacrificial person says,' you must burn the fat first, and then you can take the meat at will.' The servant said,' Give it to me at once! Or I'll take it away. So the sin of these two young men was very heavy before the Lord, because they despised the sacrifices of the Lord. "
This passage depicts the "evil" of Hofenny and Fenihas with vivid pictures and words.
(4), the crime of obscenity to fornication.
Eli was very old, and he heard what his two sons had done to all Israel, and that they had slept with the women who served at the door of the tent of meeting.
They also committed another crime-following evil behavior, that is, sleeping with women who serve in front of the tent of meeting (Sam 1. 2:22). They follow the pagan customs of Canaan.
In fact, there are many temple prostitutes in the temples in Canaan, and Eli's son may bring idols and these immoral behaviors to Shiloh. The Canaanites (that is, the Palestinian aborigines long before the Israelis moved in) still kept many highlands for religious ceremonies, and even temple prostitutes. They believe that human reproduction and land reproduction are interrelated. In any case, Eli's son's criminal behavior led to the widespread spread of the scandal.
(5) disobedience and unfilial
Sam 2:24 No, my son! I heard bad news about you. You made the people of the Lord sin.
Sam 2:25 If a man sins, a judge will judge him. If a man sins against the Lord, who can pray for him? But they did not listen to their father, because the Lord wanted to kill them.
Eli's two sons ignored his father's correct words, showing their resistance to his father's authority. This is a crime absolutely forbidden by the law of Moses.
Paul taught, "Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is pleasing to the Lord." (3:20 west).
All these crimes fully show that these two teenagers are unscrupulous people, but Samuel is pleasing to the Lord and everyone.
Sam 2: 18 Samuel was a child and stood before the Lord in a linen ephod.
2sam 2: 19 His mother makes a small robe for him every year and brings it to him when she comes up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.
Sam 2:26 The child Samuel grew up, and the Lord and the world loved him more and more.
After Samuel was weaned, his parents sent him to Eli the priest to serve the Lord. They lived in the same era, grew up in the same environment, served the same God, and were taught by the same high priest, while Hoveni, Phinehas and Samuel took different paths, one was extinction and the other was blessing. Why is there such a contrast?
First, it is beneficial to neglect the discipline of children.
Eli was very old, and he heard what his two sons had done to all Israel, and that they had slept with the women who served at the door of the tent of meeting. He said to them, "Why did you do such a thing? I heard about your evil deeds from these people. My son, don't do this! I heard bad news about you. You made the people of the Lord sin. If a person commits a crime, the judge will judge him; If a man sins against the Lord, who can pray for him? But they did not listen to their father, because the Lord wanted to kill them.
"Why did you do such a thing?" Is there a reasonable reason to do such a thing?
"I heard" is widely circulated. I only heard it for my father's sake. This was really thought of later.
"Bad news", is this just a matter of reputation?
"If people offend others", shouldn't their actions offend others? Just to offend God? They make people unwilling to approach God. Isn't this offensive? Isn't it a crime to have sex with a woman?
There is a judge to judge. Isn't the judge at that time for his own benefit? Although old, the authority of the judge is still there.
Therefore, God's question to Eli-"Why do you respect your son too much for me?" This is sad and true. Pastor is the mediator between God and human beings. To atone for others and teach people God's laws, we should be clear about God's attributes and intentions. He should walk with God and hate sin, but Eli didn't.
Before, Aaron's two sons sinned against God by offering every fire. They died at the altar, and God told Aaron not to be covered with linen and ashes, and not to tear his clothes. Aaron did this because although he was a father, he was a priest of the Most High God and had to be one with God.
But Eli, who was considerate of his son, didn't want to judge him, so God personally judged him.
Second: Hoveni and Finihaas are bad-natured and uneducated.
Family education is very important, but the twins are mean and uneducated. Genesis 8: 2 1 ... people have evil thoughts from being careful ...
There is a dark side to human nature. One of the important theories of China's ancient theory of human nature holds that human nature has evil moral value. Xunzi advocated this theory at the end of the Warring States Period. The theory of evil human nature emphasizes the necessity of moral education, while the theory of good human nature emphasizes the consciousness of moral cultivation. Their opposites complement each other, which has a great influence on the theory of human nature in later generations.
The essence of human nature mentioned by Xunzi is the "primitive simplicity" nature that doesn't care about good and evil. There is both the possibility of turning into evil and the opportunity of developing into good. Xunzi's theory of evil nature is unique among hundreds of theories about human nature in the pre-Qin period, and its significance to today's later generations is worth thinking about.
As the heirs of the priestly family, Hoveni and Phinehas should have been taught humbly, accepted the priesthood of their fathers, and tried their best to lead the Israeli people to the road of blessing. However, the two teenagers are greedy, unruly and self-denying, enjoying the pleasure of sin and finally embarking on the road of extinction.
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