Lesson 21: God Will Honor Those Who Honor Him

Old Testament Class Member Study Guide, (2001), 14–15

Study the following scriptures:

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    1 Samuel 3. The Lord calls Samuel, and Samuel responds.

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  • What did the actions of Eli’s sons suggest about whom they chose to honor? (See 1 Samuel 2:12–17, 22–25.) In what areas of our lives do we sometimes honor and please ourselves rather than the Lord?

  • A man of God came and chastised Eli, saying that Eli honored his sons more than God (1 Samuel 2:27–29). In what way had Eli honored his sons more than God? How do we sometimes honor other people more than God?

  • How did Samuel honor the Lord? How did the Lord honor him? (See 1 Samuel 3:19; see also 1 Samuel 2:30.) How do you think the Lord will honor us if we honor Him?