The Do-Over

The Do-over

I Samuel 2

¹² Eli's sons were wicked men; they had no regard for the LORD.

¹⁷ This sin of the young men was very great in the LORD's sight, for they were treating the LORD's offering with contempt.

¹⁴  …This is how they treated all the Israelites who came to Shiloh.
¹⁵ But even before the fat was burned, the servant of the priest would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, "Give the priest some meat to roast; he won't accept boiled meat from you, but only raw."

¹⁶ If the man said to him, "Let the fat be burned up first, and then take whatever you want," the servant would then answer, "No, hand it over now; if you don't, I'll take it by force."
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²² Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
²³ So he said to them, "Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these wicked deeds of yours.
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²⁴ No, my sons; it is not a good report that I hear spreading among the LORD's people.
²⁵ If a man sins against another man, God may mediate for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who will intercede for him?" His sons, however, did not listen to their father's rebuke
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“For I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons brought a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them.
1 Samuel 3:13

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4     Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Ephesians 6:4

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Know the truth.

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way of life

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6  Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
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Value the truth
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18   Discipline your son while there is hope,  And do not desire his death.
Proverbs 19:18

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Do the truth