1 Samuel 2:17

17 Und die Sünde der Jünglinge war sehr groß vor Jehova; denn die Leute verachteten die Opfergabe Jehovas.

1 Samuel 2:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 2:17

Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the
Lord
That is, the sons of Eli; for they were the ringleaders who set these bad examples, which other priests followed, and therefore the sin is ascribed to them; and which was sadly aggravated by taking what was not their own, and by taking it in a forcible manner, and before the Lord had his part in the offering, and all this done in the tabernacle, in the presence of God; which plainly showed that they had not the fear of God before their eyes, nor any sense of his omniscience and omnipresence, any more than of his holiness and justice:

for men abhorred the offering of the Lord;
it was irksome and disagreeable to them to bring their sacrifices, when they saw the law of God was not attended to, and the rules of sacrificing were not observed; such contempt of God, such abuse of sacrifices, such injury done to the sacrificers, and such covetousness and sensuality in the priests, that it even set the people against sacrifices, and made them loath them, and neglect to bring them. And this aggravated the sin of the young men, though the sacrificers were not excused hereby, ( 1 Samuel 2:24 ) .

1 Samuel 2:17 In-Context

15 Sogar ehe man das Fett räucherte, kam der Knabe des Priesters und sprach zu dem Manne, der opferte: Gib Fleisch zum Braten für den Priester! Denn er will kein gekochtes Fleisch von dir annehmen, sondern rohes.

16 Und sprach der Mann zu ihm: Sogleich werden sie das Fett räuchern, dann nimm dir, wie deine Seele begehrt; so sprach er: Nein, sondern jetzt sollst du es geben, und wenn nicht, so nehme ich es mit Gewalt.

17 Und die Sünde der Jünglinge war sehr groß vor Jehova; denn die Leute verachteten die Opfergabe Jehovas.

18 Und Samuel diente vor Jehova, ein Knabe, umgürtet mit einem leinenen Ephod.

19 Und seine Mutter machte ihm ein kleines Oberkleid und brachte es ihm von Jahr zu Jahr hinauf, wenn sie mit ihrem Manne hinaufging, um das jährliche Schlachtopfer zu opfern.