1 Samuel 7
From the last chapter the Ark of the Covenant was taken to Keriath Jearim where it stayed secure for the next 20 years.
Samuel challenged the nation of Israel to worship only God and to get rid of all their idols, ashtoreths and foreign gods. Which they did.
He then called an assembly at Mizpah where he would pray for them.
While they were at Mizpah the leaders of the Philistines take an opportunity to attack and try for a once and for all victory.
Israel hear of this and are alarmed but tell Samuel to not stop crying out to God on their behalf.
God thundered from heaven against the Philistines and threw the attacking army into a panic.
Israel rushed out of Mizpah and chased down the fleeing Philistine soldiers.
On that day Samuel raised a stone between Mizpah and the town of Shen. which he called "Stone of help" or Ebenezer (Famous as the given name of Scroodge in Dickens story A Christmas Carol)
This supernatural defeat proved decisive and the Philistines did not raid Israel again. Captured towns were repatriated to Israel and there was also peace with the Amorites.
Samuel led Israel as Prophet and Judge all his life making an annual circuit between his home of Ramah, Bethel, Gilgal and Mizpah.
From the last chapter the Ark of the Covenant was taken to Keriath Jearim where it stayed secure for the next 20 years.
Samuel challenged the nation of Israel to worship only God and to get rid of all their idols, ashtoreths and foreign gods. Which they did.
He then called an assembly at Mizpah where he would pray for them.
While they were at Mizpah the leaders of the Philistines take an opportunity to attack and try for a once and for all victory.
Israel hear of this and are alarmed but tell Samuel to not stop crying out to God on their behalf.
God thundered from heaven against the Philistines and threw the attacking army into a panic.
Israel rushed out of Mizpah and chased down the fleeing Philistine soldiers.
On that day Samuel raised a stone between Mizpah and the town of Shen. which he called "Stone of help" or Ebenezer (Famous as the given name of Scroodge in Dickens story A Christmas Carol)
This supernatural defeat proved decisive and the Philistines did not raid Israel again. Captured towns were repatriated to Israel and there was also peace with the Amorites.
Samuel led Israel as Prophet and Judge all his life making an annual circuit between his home of Ramah, Bethel, Gilgal and Mizpah.
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