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Early on in this journey through 1 Samuel...
I had mentioned that we would approach these books in a SURVEY fashion.
That we wouldn’t walk verse by verse through the books - given their length.
TODAY - we’re going to break into a section of 1 Samuel that some scholars believe is almost - Out of place...
From chapter 4 - through chapter 6, we won’t hear a peep about Samuel...
And so to many - it seems a bit odd...
But I believe that context still stays in tact - even with this section in the book.
What we WILL hear about today - is the Ark of the Covenant.
and how it ties into what we’ve heard so far...
Today we’re actually going to cover several chapters of text...
And the main theme deals with the Ark of the Covenant.
What I’d like to do is what through some passages to give us an idea of the story....
Then we’ll circle back to pull out some eternal principles that will apply to us today...
If you recall what we’ve heard so far in this book...
We started by seeing the power of HOPE in God...
Elkanah and Hannah displaying faithfulness in their lives...
…through Obedience of the heart.
THAT moved into seeing the Tale of Two Families...
(Elkanah - obedience)
(The Sons of Eli - disobedience)
Well what did THAT lead to?
it lead to BLESSING & JUDGEMENT
Blessing for Elkanah
Judgment for Eli and his sons
We then saw how God works through humble dependence on Him...
Today - we see a continuation of the story...
God had told Samuel last week of His coming judgment on Eli and his sons...
What did He say?
Se we see here that God has declared what He’s GOING to do...
Moving then into chapter 4, we read of - Israel going to battle against the Philistines...
Let’s get a big picture view of what took place and then we can swoop back around...
What happens?
So Israel loses...
And the people of Israel are baffled by this...
So Israel brings the Ark to their CAMP...
Does it work?
Didn’t work!
Israel loses AGAIN - and Eli’s 2 sons are killed.
The Ark didn’t help them!
What happens?
The Philistines then TAKE the Ark
A man from the battle comes back and tells ELI that his two sons were killed - AND that the Ark was taken...
When Eli hears that the Ark was taken...
Remember our sermon from 2 weeks ago?
Judgment was coming!
So the Ark was taken by the Philistines - and they begin taking it their different cities!
What was DAGON?
Dagon was an idol that the Philistines worshiped!
What happened?
The Ark was placed in the SAME ROOM as the Philistines IDOL...
And God - BEING GOD - gives them a hint that their god was a FALSE god...
So God THEN begins STRIKING the people of Ashdod...
Striking them with tumors
The people were then terrified and wanted the Ark to be taken elsewhere...
So they took it to another city...
God then rendered judgment on THAT city...
They take it to ANOTHER city and God renders judgment…(MORE tumors)
So the Philistines call in the Priests and ask what they should do...
They decide this..
So they send the Ark away with a guilt offering.
And it’s in chapter 7 where we find the REASON for God’s judgment...
So - big picture - those are the events...
What can we pull from this - today?
We can clearly see that this section of 1 Samuel deals with - The Ark of the Covenant...
What’s gonna help us today is understanding what the Ark - REPRESENTED....
The Ark represented - Yahweh’s Ruleship!
So with THAT understanding - let’s revisit the events...
What we know right away - is that Israel was worshiping OTHER gods...
- Just read this verse again...
This verse here in chapter 7 = verse 3 - tells us so… (read again)
So KNOWING that as background - what did Israel do when they first lost to the Philistines?
Don’t forget the background...
These people are WORSHIPING OTHER gods....
YET...
When they believe the TRUE GOD can - what? - - SAVE THEM…they call in the Big Guns!
So they’re WORSHIPING OTHER gods - yet call on the True and LIVING God - to help them in times of trouble
How does this IMPACT us today?!
SLIDE:
People want to live the “life under judgment” kind of life while still receiving the blessings of God.
We see this exact thing in this text today...
Israel had LOST the initial battle...
And so - WHILE living their lives of DISOBEDIENCE (serving other gods)
They think BRINGING the Ark of the Covenant to them would BRING them blessing!
- A VICTORY!
But we’ve ALREADY seen in this book of 1 Samuel that BLESSING is found on the path of - - OBEDIENCE! - not disobedience
How might this play itself out today?
Do you know people who CLAIM Jesus - yet show no interest in the things of God?
Don’t want to TALK about God
Don’t want to PURSUE KNOWING Him more
Don’t want to invest their lives into Kingdom work
Don’t want to ENGAGE fellow believers
Not interested in growing MORE like Jesus
BUT they’ll SING (maybe) with their lips - “How great is our God”
Listen - spiritual growth is a PROCESS!
Man - this doesn’t happen OVERNIGHT!
It’s a lifetime of pruning...
BUT - It [IS] a pursuit!!
A LOT of people - would rather PURSUE the world - YET - make sure they have the “GET OUT OF HELL” card - called Jesus!
Read screen again - People want to live the “life under judgment” kind of life while still receiving the blessings of God
The Israelites simply wanted to WIN the BATTLE...
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