The Israelites have gone out to war. They oppose the Philistines, who are attempting to expand their territory into the Israelite-held hill country of ...

Israel is smitten before the Philistines. Sin, the accursed thing, was in the camp, and gave their enemies all the advantage they could wish for.

The elders of Israel said, wherefore hath the Lord smitten us today before the Philistines? they were right in ascribing it to the Lord, who had suffered them ...

David Guzik commentary on 1 Samuel 4 describes how the Ark of the Covenant is captured by the Philistines, and the sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, die.

Tidings are here brought to Shiloh of the fatal issue of their battle with the Philistines. Bad news flies fast. This soon spread through all Israel.

Theologically, this verse highlights the danger of treating God as a means to an end. The Israelites' decision to bring the ark into battle without God's ...

1 Samuel 4:3 - When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, 'Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines?

Hosea summons the Israelites to hear the LORD's indictment against them because they have abandoned their covenant God and given themselves to apostasy.

Overall, 1 Samuel 4:3 serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of placing one's trust in material things, the consequences of disobedience, and the ... Не найдено: commentary | Нужно включить: commentary

28 авг. 2023 г. · And when the troops came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? (1 Samuel 4:3).