以利・老迈眼花的祭司（撒上3:1-18；4:1-22）

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From Kwan Thai Choon

以利·老迈眼花的祭司（撒上3:1-18；4:1-22）提要:

    以利年纪老迈之时，以色列人普遍背逆神，祭司更是堕落不认识耶和华。因此「耶和华的言语稀少」，神不会透过那些不尊重祂，也不认识祂的祭司来说话。

    当以利得知神拣选撒母耳之时，由于他的懦弱，虽然难过却也无可奈何，「因他知道儿子作孽，自招咒诅，却不禁止他们。」以利说:「这是出于耶和华，愿祂凭自己的意旨而行。」其实，这绝不是神原本的旨意，而是他们背逆犯罪。不尊重神的结果。

    那时以色列人与非利士人在亚弗争战，以色列人一败涂地，死了约四千人。百姓迷信的以为把约柜抬到前线就会转败为胜。他们没有求问神，以利也没有阻止他们，甚至何弗尼和非尼哈还与约柜同来。以色列人和以利都忘记了，真正能保护并使以色列人得胜的，不是约柜，而是约柜的主人——万军之耶和华神。

    由于他们的背逆与不信，他们再次惨败在非利士人手下，有三万以色列步兵被杀。包括何弗尼和非尼哈，甚至约柜也被掳去了。消息传到示罗，老迈肥胖的以利，从座位上翻倒，折断颈项而死。神用这场挫败来审判以色列，同时也应验了祂对以利家族的预言。没有神的同在，又怎样会有神的荣耀呢？
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