Behold, the days come, that I will cut off your arm, and the arm of your father's house, that there shall not be an old man in your house.
      I. He reminds him of the great things God had done for the house of his fathers and for his family. He appeared to Aaron in Egypt (Exodus 4:27), in the house of bondage, as a token of further favour which he designed for him, 1 Samuel 2:27; 1 Samuel 2:27. He advanced him to the priesthood, entailed it upon his family, and thereby dignified it above any of the families of Israel. He entrusted him with honourable work, to offer on God's altar, to burn incense, and to wear that ephod in which was the breast-plate of judgment. He settled upon him an honourable maintenance, a share out of all the offerings made by fire,1 Samuel 2:28; 1 Samuel 2:28. What could he have done more for them, to engage them to be faithful to him? Note, The distinguishing favours we have received from God, especially those of the spiritual priesthood, are great aggravations of sin, and will be remembered against us in the day of account, if we profane our crown and betray our trusts, Deuteronomy 32:6; 2 Samuel 12:7; 2 Samuel 12:8.