joi Posted April 13, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 506 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 1,922 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 173 Days Won: 4 Joined: 06/12/2011 Status: Offline Share Posted April 13, 2013 Have you ever received a gift you couldn’t wait to open, only to be surprised by something you really didn’t want? Perhaps it was that ugly sweater at Christmas. That’s kind of what happens to these Philistines in 1 Samuel 5-6 who captured the Ark of the Covenant and placed it as a trophy in the house of their god Dagon. They find out they really don’t want it, and cannot get rid of it fast enough. Beyond the little analogy, this narrative tells us particularly why they didn’t want it: it brought judgment upon them and their worldview. And why so? Because the Ark did not belong there. This was an idolatrous nation at enmity with God, unfit to have His presence among them. God used the Ark to demonstrate this truth. Their reaction proved it true. http://americanvision.org/7712/three-reactions-god-presence-1-samuel-5-6/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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