Shmuel - the Coat and the Ephod
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Shmuel in Contrast to the Sons of Eli
Chapter 4
Rabbi Amnon BazakThe structure of the paragraph highlights the difference between Shmuel, who grows into a positive character, contrasted with the deterioration of Eli's sons' Chofni and Pinchas. In addition to this contrast, the paragraph achieves an additional goal: it divides the sins committed by Eli's sons into two parts, which express two different concepts.
“All the King's Men” - Ahazya's Messengers
Rabbi Alex IsraelBy sending messengers to Ba'al Zevuv, the god Ekron, Ahazya has outdown his father. Turning to the surrounding nations is a desecration of God's name. Eliyahu turns Ahazya first messengers to Ekron into his messengers with God's message of Ahazya's death. Ahazya sends a captain with a company of fifty men with the intention of killing Eliyahu and nullifying his message. The first and second companies of soldiers are consumed by a fire from heaven. The actions of the third captain signify an absolute surrender of royal power to God's power.