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Crying Out to Heaven;1 Samuel 5-9
Season 3, Episode 18
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25-Mar-2026
The presence of God brings change. When we read 1 Samuel 5, we can see that the people of Israel were spiritually weak. They assumed that the reason they did not have success in battle was because they did not have the Ark of the Covenant with them. But God’s presence isn’t and wasn’t a spiritual trinket or good luck charm. What would have happened if Israel had genuinely sought the will of God? Instead, the men got the Ark from Shiloh, lost the battle against the Philistines, and the Ark was captured. While in captivity, God caused havoc to erupt in the cities of the Philistines; those who didn’t die were plagued with tumors. Eventually, the Philistines devise a plan to return the Ark back to Israel and determine whether it was the source of their issues. The details of what happened is covered in our reding today. As we read, let’s think about the kinds of things that, like Israel, we might be making wrong assumptions about today.
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