Events and Lessons of 1 Samuel 4:1-7:2

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Events and Lessons of 1 Samuel 41-72

• Gods Holiness
• Must Be Respected

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The Ark Was Taken

• They trusted in the Ark instead of God (41-3)

Exodus 4036
Leviticus 162
Numbers 109
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The Ark Was Taken

• God turned against them (411)

Because they trust in THINGS, not God Ritual,
externals were trusted
We must be careful not to do the same!
Trusting in a physical cross
Trusting in Icons/ religious paintings
Numbers on attendance board
Trusting in the name on a sign
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The Ark Was Taken

• God Abandoned Them

Psalm 7856-66
Hophni and Phinehas Died (1 Samuel 411 234)
Eli Died (1 Samuel 230-36)
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Ichabod Was Born

• Where is the Glory?

Every time they said his name, they would
remember this day.
Their glory was still in the externals (the Ark)
Where do you place your glory? (1 Corinthians
131)
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The Ark Among the Philistines

• Gods Judgment

Against Dagon
Fish god
Head and hands of a human, body of a fish
Against the Cities and Territories
Plague, tumors, death
Same things in Gath and Ekronthe whole land
suffered!
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The Ark Among the Philistines

• Their Reaction

A Change in Terminology
Note 57, 8, 10, 11
See the change in 62
Terminology Reflects Attitude
What do you words reveal about your attitude
toward God?
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The Ark Among the Philistines

• Their Reaction

A Change in Action
1 Samuel 63-12

Actions Reflect Attitude
What do you actions reveal about your attitude
toward God?
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The Ark in Beth Shemesh

• Gods Judgment

They offered sacrifices (613-15)
They did not regard Gods holiness (619)
Worship is good and honorable.
Worship does not make us immune to the other
commands of God.
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The Ark in Kirjath-Jearim

• A Change of Heart
• (620-72)

A change in terminology (620) (Emphasis on God,
not the Ark)
A change in actions (621)
Sorrow is expressed (71-2)
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Respecting Gods Holiness

• The Ark was taken because they considered God one
  of many gods.
• Samuel, Hophni, and Phinehas died because they
  did not respect Gods holiness.
• Ichabods name is a reminder of this dark time
  when men gloried in things instead of God.
• The Philistines learned to respect Gods
  holiness.
• Israel learned to respect Gods holiness.