1 Samuel 5-6

What is your name?

Meditation verse for the book of first Samuel chapters 5&6:

In Chapter 5 we learn about how God allowed the Philistines to take the ark of covenant to chastise His people to make them realize they lost the dwelling of God in their midst because of their corruption. Also, we see God’s glory and might, when Dagon the idol of the Philistines fell before the ark of God.

In Chapter 6 we read about the returning of the ark of covenant to God’s children after 7 months in philistines’ capture.

In Chapter 6 verse 15 the Ark of covenant returned to the children of Israel, despite it was impossible for them to return it by their own!! We never to lose hope, and the things we can’t do God is able to do it. We should always put our trust in the Lord who is able to deliver us.

Nothing is impossible for the Lord

When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of …….

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He ravaged them and struck them with …………, both Ashdod and its territory.

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So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the philistines, and said ,"Send away the ark of the God of ………..

Now the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines ……….months.

Now therefore, make a new cart, take two milk...…….which have never been yoked.

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Now the people of Beth Shemesh were reaping their …….. harvest in the valley; and they lifted their eyes and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.

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The ………...took down the ark of the Lord.

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So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath …...….., saying, "the Philistines have brought back the ark of the Lord.