Please read the whole chapter and feel free to post a reply even before you read my thoughts.
Verse 11 "I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears of it tingle." Though I could do a more thorough study of "tingle" in Hebrew, the point that translators seem to be making is an experience of exhilaration. In other words God's action will create a mixture of fear and delight among His people. I would not expect anything less.
Verse 18 "He is the Lord (Yahweh); let him do what is good in his eyes." Eli is God's faithful servant even though he has fallen short, and he shows this by not seeking to fight against God's will. I am generally ready to take the good news from God, but I am not so ready to accept His authority when it means negative consequences for me. Knowing this informs how I speak of God's authority with non-Christians. It may not be as easy as giving Law then Gospel.
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