Gilbert House Fellowship #60: 1 Samuel 1-7

Fall_of_DagonOUR STUDY of the Old Testament now moves to the time of the creation of the monarchy in Israel. We discuss the birth of Samuel, the wickedness of the sons of Eli, the loss of the Ark of the Covenant in battle (because the Israelites treated it like a magic talisman and not as the literal seat of Yahweh), and the resulting humiliation of Dagon and punishment on the Philistines.

From Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible by Barry L. Bandstra
From Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible by Barry L. Bandstra

Click here for the reading order of the Old Testament, and click here for the reading order of the New Testament in the Gilbert House Fellowship.

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