Grade 4 & 5 “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only.” (James 1:22)

There was a High Priest called Eli One day he was in the temple and saw a woman who was murmuring. So, thinking she was drunk, he REBUKED her and asked her to get out.

But the woman was not drunk, she was crying and praying to God to give her a child. So Eli told to go in peace and God will hear her prayer Few years later she returned to Eli the High Priest with a son called Samuel

Hophni Phineas Eli the High Priest had two sons, Hophni and Phineas, who were also priests. greedy disrespectful However, his sons were bad persons. They were greedy and disrespectful

When the people needed to offer sacrifices in the temple, the priest, Eli, would sanctify himself and follow a certain order for offering them to God bad steal dishonoring However, Hophni and Phineas were bad men who sinned in the House of the Lord. They used to steal from the offerings dishonoring God

Lord rulesregulations They disrespected the Lord and paid no attention to to the rules or to regulations Holy Temple Many of the people disrespected the Holy Temple because of them!!

The Lord heard the people’s complaints and saw the evil deeds of the sons of Eli rebuke He immediately ordered Eli to rebuke them GENTLY So Eli went to his sons and GENTLY warned them not to do it again THAT’S IT ….. And THAT’S IT ….. Remember with Samuel’s mom, He Rebuked her but his sons he did nothing

God spoke to Samuel and told him that he refused Eli for not rebuking his sons and loving them more than God himself He also refused the two sons for the sins they have committed Although Eli knew what the judgment of the Lord was going to be, he didn’t do anything to his sons!!!

great war Soon, there was a great war in the land and Hophni and Phineas died in battle Ark of Covenant Not only that, but the Israelites were defeated AND the enemies took the Ark of Covenant he fell and died immediately When their father, Eli, heard of this, he was so shocked from the news that he fell and died immediately.

respect The Lord’s church is a Holy Place and we should enter it with respect Obeying the rules of the House of God is not only pleasing to Abouna and the deacons of the church but to God Himself “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only.” (James 1:22)

When we enter the Church (the House of the Lord) we must say hi to God before we do anything else So even if there is no liturgy, instead of rushing to the basement. We have to go to the church kneel and say “Our Father…”