God continued telling Samuel, "I declare to him (Eli), that I am about to punish his house, from beginning to end. (We will see this prophecy come true later in this study.) "And I declare to him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them. Therefore I swear to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice or offering forever." 1 Samuel 3: 13 - 14.
God is telling Samuel all that is going to happen to Eli the High Priest and his family. All Samuel knew about God came from Eli, for the Lord had not yet made Himself known to Samuel. The Bible states that Samuel was afraid to tell Eli, all that God had said to him concerning Eli and his house.
Later that morning Eli came to Samuel, asking all that the Lord had told him. Do not hide it from me. Then Eli went on to say to Samuel, may God do to you and more also if you hide anything from me of all he told you. (1 Samuel 3: 17) So Samuel told Eli everything and held nothing back. Eli said, "It is the Lord. Let Him do what seems good to him." Notice that after Eli received the information Samuel had given from God, Eli did not do anything. Here is another example of how far Eli's fall from God has developed, for Eli, does not fear God; even when God tells him he should be fearful.
How much are we like Eli? We came to the Lord, started doing all that God wanted; then we became complacent and start to feel that we no longer have to go to Church, or read God's Word. Like Eli, we feel we are doing the work of God, but all of our works are on our own, and not God's. This is the theme of this study. We are studying David and his walk with God. David will show us that walking with God, is more than trying to do God's Will all the time. All of us are on a walk with God. This is true because John 3: 16, says "That God so loved the world that He gave His Only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should have eternal life." If you are part of the human race, you are walking with God, because He created you. God gave you life whether you want to believe this or not. Choosing not to believe does not change the fact that God created you. Choosing to ignore the truth, does not make the truth go away. At some point, you are going to have to make a decision, whether you will acknowledge that there is only One True God, and whether or not you will believe and walk in all His Statutes. We will focus on your individual walk throughout this study; as we look at how the people of this Bible Study act and react to the Will of God; and how God moved in their lives. Maybe, you will be able to spot where God is moving in your own life.
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