Monday, October 15, 2007

1 Samuel 5

Theme of chapter: The Philistines had the Ark of the Covenant, but it was a curse to them causing great sickness and death, and they began to pass the Ark from city to city. Nobody wanted it.

Most important verse: 1 Samuel 5:6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.

Most prominent word: emerods (tumor; hemorrhoids)

Teaching about Christ: Christ is the one true God, all others are nothing but idols.

Command to obey: Fear the Lord. Do not worship idols.

Promise to claim: Judgement comes upon the wicked.

New truth learned: I think God shows his sense of humor here, as when the Ark is left in the room with an Idol of Dagon, the next few mornings the statue of Dagon is on the floor broken to pieces. A great plague is upon these people who possess the Ark, they pass it around like a hot potato.

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