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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”
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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