[:en]Thoughts from 1 Samuel 06 – 07[:]

[:en]The ark was finally returned to Israel.  God struck down 70 people to death because they looked into the ark of the Lord.  The ark was brought to Kiriath Jearim and remained there for 20 years.  Then the people sought after the Lord, confessed their sins and fasted.   Samuel assembled the people at Mizpah and called them to put away their foreign gods.  Then the ruler of the Philistines came to attack them but the Lord thundered with loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic.  The men of Israel pursued the Philistines and slaughtered them.  Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and named it “Ebenezer” saying. “Thus far has the Lord helped us”.  The Philistines were subdued and Samuel continued as judge over Israel all the days of his life.[:]