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Ethan: Welcome to Immerse: the
daily bible reading experience.

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Day 100 and 84

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now, the Sons of Eli were scoundrels
who had no respect for the Lord

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or for their duties as priests.

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Whenever anyone offered a sacrifice,
Eli's sons would send over a

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servant with a three-pronged fork.

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While the meat of the sacrificed
animal was still boiling, the

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servant would stick the fork into
the pot and demand that whatever it

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brought up be given to Eli's sons.

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All the Israelites who came to worship
at Shiloh were treated this way.

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Sometimes the servant would come
even before the animal's fat

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had been burned on the altar.

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He would demand raw meat before it
had been boiled so that it could be

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used for roasting the man offering.

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The sacrifice might reply,
take as much as you want, but

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the fat must be burned first.

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Then the servant would demand, no, give
it to me now, or I'll take it by force.

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The sin of these young men
was very serious in the Lord's

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sight for they treated the
Lord's offerings with contempt.

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But Samuel though, he was
only a boy, served the Lord.

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He wore a linen garment like
that of a priest each year.

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His mother made a small coat for him
and brought it to him when she came

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with her husband for the sacrifice.

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Before they returned home, Eli would
bless Chea and his wife and say,

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may the Lord give you other children
to take the place of this one.

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She gave to the Lord and the Lord
blessed Hannah and she conceived and gave

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birth to three sons and two daughters.

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Meanwhile, Samuel grew up
in the presence of the Lord.

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Now, Eli was very old, but he
was aware of what his sons were

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doing to the people of Israel.

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He knew, for instance, that his
sons were seducing The young women

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who assisted at the entrance of the
tabernacle, Eli said to them, I have

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been hearing reports from all the people
about the wicked things you are doing.

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Why do you keep sinning?

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You must stop my sons.

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The reports I hear among the
Lord's people are not good.

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If someone sins against another person,
God can mediate for the guilty party.

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But if someone sins against the Lord who
can intercede, but Eli's sons wouldn't

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listen to their father, for the Lord was
already planning to put them to death.

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Meanwhile, the boy Samuel grew
taller and grew in favor with

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the Lord and with the people.

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One day a man of God came to Eli and
gave him this message from the Lord.

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I revealed myself to your ancestors
when they were Pharaoh slaves in Egypt.

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I chose your ancestor, Aaron, from
among all the tribes of Israel to

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be my priest, to offer sacrifices on
my altar to burn incense and to wear

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the priestly vest as he served me.

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And I assigned the sacrificial
offerings to you priests.

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So why do you scorn my
sacrifices and offerings?

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Why do you give your sons more
honor than you give me for you?

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And they have become fat from the
best offerings of my people, Israel.

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Therefore the Lord, the God of
Israel says, I promised that your

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branch of the tribe of Levi would
always be my priests, but I will

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honor those who honor me and I will
despise those who think lightly of me.

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The time is coming when I will put
an end to your family so it will

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no longer serve as my priests.

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All the members of your family
will die before their time.

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None will reach old age.

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You'll watch with envy as I pour out
prosperity on the people of Israel.

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But no members of your family
will ever live out their days.

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The few not cut off from serving at my
altar will survive, but only so their eyes

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can go blind and their hearts break and
their children will die a violent death.

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And to prove that what I have
said will come true, I will cause

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your two sons, Hof, NAI, and
Phineas to die on the same day.

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Then I will raise up a faithful priest
who will serve me and do what I desire.

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I will establish his family
and they will be my priests

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to my anointed kings forever.

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Then all of your surviving family
will bow before him begging

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for money and food, please.

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They will say, give us jobs among the
priests so we will have enough to eat.

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Meanwhile, the boy Samuel,
serve the Lord by assisting Eli.

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Now.

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In those days, messages from the Lord were
very rare and visions were quite uncommon.

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One night, Eli, who was almost
blind by now, had gone to bed.

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The lamp of God had not yet gone
out, and Samuel was sleeping in

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the tabernacle near the Ark of God.

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Suddenly the Lord called out Samuel.

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Yes, Samuel replied, what is it?

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He got up and ran to Eli.

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Here I am.

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Did you call me?

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I didn't call you.

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Eli replied, go back to bed.

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So he did.

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Then the Lord called out again.

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Samuel again.

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Samuel got up and went to Eli.

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Here I am.

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Did you call me?

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I didn't call you.

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My son, Eli said, go back to bed.

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Samuel did not yet know the
Lord because he had never had

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a message from the Lord before.

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So the Lord called a third time, and
once more, Samuel got up and went to Eli.

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Here I am.

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Did you call me?

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Then Eli realized it was the
Lord who was calling the boy.

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So he said to Samuel,
go and lie down again.

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And if someone calls
again, say, speak Lord.

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Your servant is listening.

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So Samuel went back to bed and the
Lord came and called us before Samuel.

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Samuel.

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Samuel Replied, speak.

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Your servant is listening.

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Then the Lord said to Samuel, I am
about to do a shocking thing in Israel.

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I am going to carry out all
my threats against Eli and his

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family from beginning to end.

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I have warned him that judgment
is coming upon his family forever

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because his sons are blaspheming
God and he hasn't disciplined them.

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So I have vowed that the sins of
Eli and his sons will never be

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forgiven by sacrifices or offerings.

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Samuel stayed in bed until
morning, then got up and opened

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the doors of the tabernacle.

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As usual, he was afraid to tell
Eli what the Lord had said to him.

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But Eli called out to him, Samuel, my son.

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Here I am.

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Samuel replied.

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What did the Lord say to you?

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Tell me everything and may God
strike you and even kill you

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if you hide anything from me.

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So Samuel told Eli everything.

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He didn't hold anything back.

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It is the Lord's will.

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Eli replied, let him
do what he thinks best.

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As Samuel grew up, the Lord was
with him and everything Samuel

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said proved to be reliable.

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All Israel from Dan in the north to
Beersheba in the South knew that Samuel

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was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord.

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The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh
and gave messages to Samuel there

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at the Tabernacle and Samuel's words
went out to all the people of Israel.

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This concludes today's
immerse reading experience.

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Thank you for joining us.