1 Samuel 6 - Introduction
_THE PHILISTINES CONSULT HOW TO SEND BACK THE ARK: THEY LAY IT UPON A NEW CART, AND SEND IT TO BETH-SHEMESH. FIFTY THOUSAND OF THE MEN OF BETH-SHEMESH ARE SMITTEN BY THE LORD._ _Before Christ 1094._... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE PHILISTINES CONSULT HOW TO SEND BACK THE ARK: THEY LAY IT UPON A NEW CART, AND SEND IT TO BETH-SHEMESH. FIFTY THOUSAND OF THE MEN OF BETH-SHEMESH ARE SMITTEN BY THE LORD._ _Before Christ 1094._... [ Continue Reading ]
YE SHALL MAKE IMAGES OF YOUR EMERODS, AND IMAGES OF YOUR MICE THAT MAR THE LAND— "It was an ancient rite," says Mr. Locke, "that in case a city or country was infected with any plague of diseases or noxious creatures, the talismans were consulted, and desired to erect an image of the plague, under a... [ Continue Reading ]
THEY LAID THE ARK OF THE LORD UPON THE CART— The excess of their wickedness, says a sensible writer, provoked the Almighty to deliver the Israelites into the hands of the Philistines, who not only overthrew them, but, to complete their misfortune, took from them the ark of God. Now this, in appearan... [ Continue Reading ]
AND HE SMOTE THE MEN OF BETH-SHEMESH— The people of Beth-shemesh could not but know that God had forbidden, on pain of death, not only the common people, but even the Levites, to look into the ark. But their curiosity caused them to forget their duty, and they were accordingly punished for it. This... [ Continue Reading ]