Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

I Samuel 3 contrasts the story of Eli’s Family (and Impending Disaster) with Samuel's Story as he learns obedience in hard things. We learn from I Samuel 4:18 that Eli was one of the judges who led Israel. He was in charge! He didn’t discipline his sons when they showed contempt for God. The Lord called Samuel and he learned that God was bringing the promised judgment on Eli’s household because Eli “failed to restrain his sons.”