1 Samuel 5
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Ark of God (God is in Control)
Ark of God (God is in Control)
1 Samuel 5
1 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
1 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon. 3 And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set it in its place again. 4 And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only Dagon’s torso was left of it.
Remember Chapter 4, What was the different views of the Ark of God?
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2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.
Eli = it was a piece of Furniture in the tabernacle, a part of someones tradition or religion
Eli’s sons and the people of Israel used it like a good luck charm
But Eli’s Daughter-in-law saw it as the Glory of God
Here we see the Philistines not realizing who defeated Israel and what the Ark of God really meant.
They instantly put the Ark of God at the feet of their idols and what did God do?
This is such a great picture of the sovereignty of God
This parallels in my mind the story of Jesus getting arrested
Who was in control the whole time at his arrest?
Jesus should full command over the situation
Who are you looking for?
I am He and they fell
Let these Go
Jesus was in full control
God was in full control even though the Ark was captured
3 And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set it in its place again.
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4 And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only Dagon’s torso was left of it.
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5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ravaged them and struck them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. 7 And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.”
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They recognize for a moment that it might be God who brought this about
6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ravaged them and struck them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory.
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7 And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.”
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8 Therefore they sent and gathered to themselves all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?”
And they answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried away to Gath.” So they carried the ark of the God of Israel away.
Here we see that they are not fully convinced that it is God as they are still keeping it and sending it to another Philistine city Gath
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9 So it was, after they had carried it away, that the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction; and He struck the men of the city, both small and great, and tumors broke out on them.
But again God’s hand was against them
10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. So it was, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people!”
Still not fully convinced holding out to their world view. Ekron is still a Philistine city
11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
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12 And the men who did not die were stricken with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. 12 And the men who did not die were stricken with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
In Chapter 6 we see that they are still wavering and are not completely sure if it was God or just by chance that everywhere they took the Ark of God that the people were struck
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