Post by Woody Williams on Aug 20, 2007 7:37:38 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- I Samuel 5:1-6
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When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from
Ebenezer to Ashdod; then the Philistines took the ark of God and
brought it into the house of Dagon and placed it beside Dagon. When
the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen
on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they took
Dagon and put him back in his place. But when they rose early on the
next morning, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the
ark of the LORD, and the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying
cut off upon the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon was left to him.
This is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon
do not step on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
The hand of the LORD was heavy upon the people of Ashdod, and he
terrified and struck them with tumours, both in Ashdod and in its
territory.
Devotional
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The Ark of the Covenant was the sign of God's presence among the
Israelites. When the Philistines defeated Israel they took the Ark
into captivity and placed it before the statue of their god Dagon.
God's power was manifested by the falling down of the stature of
Dagon before the Ark. In defiling the token of God's presence, the
Ark, the Philistines stirred up the wrath of God. God will not be
held hostage.
Prayer
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I thank you for your powerful presence in my life, Lord. Amen
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When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from
Ebenezer to Ashdod; then the Philistines took the ark of God and
brought it into the house of Dagon and placed it beside Dagon. When
the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen
on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they took
Dagon and put him back in his place. But when they rose early on the
next morning, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the
ark of the LORD, and the head of Dagon and both his hands were lying
cut off upon the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon was left to him.
This is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon
do not step on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
The hand of the LORD was heavy upon the people of Ashdod, and he
terrified and struck them with tumours, both in Ashdod and in its
territory.
Devotional
----------
The Ark of the Covenant was the sign of God's presence among the
Israelites. When the Philistines defeated Israel they took the Ark
into captivity and placed it before the statue of their god Dagon.
God's power was manifested by the falling down of the stature of
Dagon before the Ark. In defiling the token of God's presence, the
Ark, the Philistines stirred up the wrath of God. God will not be
held hostage.
Prayer
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I thank you for your powerful presence in my life, Lord. Amen