A Successful Priest and Failure as a Father Eli is a priest. He serves the Lord for forty years. When Eli grows older, his two boys, Hophni and Phinehas, take over the daily priestly duties for him, as prescribed by Moses. While we can assume Eli is a good priest, his boys are not. Scripture […]
Two Disrespectful Sons and Priests Hophni and Phinehas are priests, just like their father Eli. Hophni and Phinehas, however, do not behave as proper priests should. When the people come to offer their sacrifices, Hophni and Phinehas fail to respect the offerings or handle them as prescribed by Moses. In doing so they show contempt […]
Son of Eleazar and Grandson of Aaron Phinehas is the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron. This means that Phinehas is Aaron’s grandson. While the Israelites are in the desert getting ready to take the promised land, an issue of sexual immorality arises between some of the men and Moabite women. This effectively aligns […]