1 Samuel 2 records a prayer from Hannah, which boasts in the Lord's provision, faithfulness, and complete sovereignty. She lifts Him up, acknowledging the Lord as the source of all good, rebuking the proud and arrogant. Hannah declares, "it is not by strength that one prevails... for the foundations of the earth are the Lord's and on them He has set the world... the Lord is a God who knows.. He sees the sins of men.. those who oppose the Lord will be broken...the Lord will judge the ends of the earth... but He will guard the feet of His faithful servants." Hannah's son Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli and "continued to grow in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people". Eli's sons, however, were doing wicked things and disgracing their family. Eli received a prophesy from the Lord, " Did I not clearly reveal myself to your ancestor’s family when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh? I chose your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in my presence... I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever, but now far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor, but those who despise me will be disdained. The time is coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your priestly house, so that no one in it will reach old age... I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed one always."