Why did God reprove Eli?

Answer

"In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I
will also make an end. For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he
knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not." 1 Sam. 3:12,13.

26. What event is directly connected with the blotting out of sin and the final refreshing from God's presence?
What was the effect of this apostasy?
In what words had the prophet Daniel foretold this?
What power is there in the blood of this covenant?
Has the exact time of Christ's coming been revealed?
Whom will they be like?
From what ills will the saints he for ever delivered?

Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle