1. 1 Samuel 2:17 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How did Eli’s sons treat the LORD’s offering with contempt?

1 Samuel 2:17 (ESV)

17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the LORD, for the men treated the offering of the LORD with contempt.

Eli’s sons would have known the rules of sacrifice, yet they chose to ignore them. They had a lack of regard for the proper worship of God,1 the same sin that previously resulted in the death of Nadab and Abihu (Leviticus 10:1–2).