The Defeat of Dagon

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Read- 1 Sam 5:1-12

God Is Not a Good Luck Charm

4:3-4
The people used God’s presence as a talisman in their fight
Ark was regarded as a “god” by the Philistines
When the ark was taken, the fear was that God’s glory had left them!

The Defeat of Dagon

5:1-5
You cannot equivocate God with any other “god”
Isaiah 45:5–6 ESV
5 I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me, 6 that people may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is none besides me; I am the Lord, and there is no other.
Isaiah 42:8 NLT
8 “I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise with carved idols.
Dagon fell on his face
5:3
Dagon lost his head and his hands
5:4
We would do well to surrender our hearts and minds, as well as our will (hands) to the lordship of Yahweh.

Refusing to Surrender

God afflicts the Philistines
They respond:
Yahweh is being hard on us and our “god”
The ark must not remain with us- we will remain with Dagon
Remain vs. Repent

Three Philistine Questions

What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? 6:2
What is the guilt offering… 6:4
Why should you harden your hearts? 6:6
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