Eli’s Punishment

The sons of Eli were wicked men. The narrator calls them "sons of Belial, who knew not God." First he portrays their wickedness with respect to the sacrificial meal of the offering. The law specified (Leviticus 7:31-35) the portion of the sacrifice which the sons of Aaron should receive; namely, the breast and the right shoulder. But while the meat was in the pan, Eli's sons took whatever flesh their hook could spear. The law required also that the fat and other choice portions should be burned...