Was Studying about the prophet Eli this morning and I had a few "What if" kind of scenerio on my mind. (My usual practice when studying. I try to paint a scenero, asking myself what I would have done if I was the one)
When Eli and his son's did what God considered evil, He (God)
decided to reign judgement upon them.
1 Samuel 3:14 MSG
This is my sentence on the family of Eli: The evil of Eli's family can never be wiped out by sacrifice or offering."😱😱
1 Samuel 3:18
So Samuel told him, word for word. He held back nothing. Eli said, "He is God. Let him
do whatever He thinks best."
It's like telling your boss or the authority over you to do what he or she thinks best, even, after it had been established that you goofed big time. (Trust me, that is a very poor response)
Concerning Eli's family, they had really goofed and no one
was in doubt about their excesses.
Now, I thought of a few "what IFs.."
What if Prophet Eli had asked for mercy and promised to do the needful about his son's excesses this time around.
What if, from the foregoing, he relieved his son's from their priestly duties.
What if his sons were spoilt brats and he had lost control over them, rendering him helpless.
What if Eli was afraid of a faceoff with his over pampered sons.
What if he had asked God for strength to redress, this time around, the situation
What if he felt this overwhelming