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Verse 1 Samuel 6:5. _HE WILL LIGHTEN HIS HAND FROM OFF YOU_] The whole
land was afflicted; the ground was marred by the _mice_; the common
people and the lords afflicted by the _haemorrhoids_, and the...
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CHAPTER S 6:1-7:2
_ 1. The counsel of the Philistines (1 Samuel 6:1)_
2. The ark at Beth-shemesh (1 Samuel 6:10)
3. The ark at Kirjath-jearim (1 Samuel 6:21;...
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1 SAMUEL 6:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 7:1. ARK BROUGHT BACK TO BETH-SHEMESH; PLAGUE
BREAKS OUT THERE; ARK HOUSED AT KIRIATH-JEARIM.
1 Samuel 6:1 may not belong to the main story; 2 would be a better
continuation...
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HAND. See note on 1 Samuel 5:6....
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_images of your mice that mar the land_ The Heb. text now first
definitely speaks of the plague of mice, which was alluded to in ch. 1
Samuel 5:6. The Sept. as we have seen mentions it in 1 Samuel 5:6...
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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 n...
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_The Decision to Return the Ark. 1 Samuel 6:1-9_
And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven
months.
2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying,
What...
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_WHEREFORE YE SHALL MAKE IMAGES OF YOUR EMERODS, AND IMAGES OF YOUR
MICE THAT MAR THE LAND; AND YE SHALL GIVE GLORY UNTO THE GOD OF
ISRAEL: PERADVENTURE HE WILL LIGHTEN HIS HAND FROM OFF YOU, AND FROM...
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THE PHILISTINES RETURN THE ARK TO ISRAEL
2. The diviners] The Philistines appear to have been notorious for
their attachment to divination: see on Isaiah 2:6....
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Aristotle relates that in harvest entire crops were sometimes
destroyed in a single night by the ravages of field-mice....
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 6
THE *PHILISTINES RETURN THE *ARK OF GOD TO *ISRAEL
V1 The *Philistines had the *ark of the Lord in their country for 7
months. V2 Then they...
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IMAGES OF YOUR MICE. — This is the first mention of the plague of
“mice” in the Hebrew text. The Greek Version had (see above)
carefully appended to the description of the bodily disease the
account o...
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וַ עֲשִׂיתֶם֩ צַלְמֵ֨י _טְחֹרֵיכֶ֜ם_†
וְ צַלְמֵ֣י עַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗
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CHAPTER VII.
_ THE ARK AMONG THE PHILISTINES._
1 Samuel 5:1; 1 Samuel 6:1
ALTHOUGH the history in Samuel is silent as to the doings of the
Philistines immediately after their great victory over Isra...
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RETURNED WITH A TRESPASS-OFFERING
1 Samuel 6:1
There is reason to suppose that when the Philistines got possession of
the Ark, they destroyed Shiloh. See Psalms 78:60; Psalms 78:64;...
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The authorities in Philistia now called a council, and sought the
advice of their diviners. It is intensely interesting to observe how
unanimously they recognized the action of Jehovah. Whatever the l...
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Provinces. Hebrew seranim, "lords." --- Emerods. Theodoret observes,
that the tombs of the martyrs were adorned with figures of eyes, &c.,
in gratitude for their having procured redress for the afflic...
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(3) And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send
it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye
shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand i...
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The first Book of Samuel (or of Kings as with some) brings before us
that great change for which the Book of Ruth was a preparation, and in
order to which the Spirit of God closed it with the generati...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4, 5, AND 6.
In chapter 4 the enemies of God and of His people display their
strength; the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel. God,
in overrul...
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WHEREFORE YE SHALL MAKE IMAGES OF YOUR EMERODS,.... Which some take to
be images of the five cities; others of a man at large with the
disease in his back parts; others of that part of the body of a m...
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Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your
mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of
Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from...
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_Of your mice that mar the land_ By this it appears that their county
was infested by mice, which had eaten their corn in the field, and
other fruits of the earth, though no mention is made of this be...
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1 After seuen moneths the Philistines take counsell, how to send backe
the Arke.
10 They bring it on a new cart with an offering vnto Bethshemesh.
19 The people are smitten for looking into the Arke...
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Wherefore ye shall make images, carved or engraved likenesses, OF YOUR
EMERODS AND IMAGES OF YOUR MICE THAT MAR THE LAND; AND YE SHALL GIVE
GLORY UNTO THE GOD OF ISRAEL, confessing that the plagues wi...
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The Ark sent back to Beth-Shemesh....
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The seven months during which the Philistines had possessor of the ark
was a full time in which to prove the severity of God's hand in solemn
displeasure. How could they bear it any longer? There is a...
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1-9 Seven months the Philistines were punished with the presence of
the ark; so long it was a plague to them, because they would not send
it home sooner. Sinners lengthen out their own miseries by re...
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GLORY UNTO THE GOD OF ISRAEL; the glory of his power in conquering
you, who seemed and pretended to have conquered him; of his justice in
punishing you; and of his goodness if he shall relieve you. FR...
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1 Samuel 6:5 make H6213 (H8804) images H6754 tumors H2914 (H8675)
H6076 images H6754 rats H5909 ravage...
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CHAPTER 6.
The Ark of God Is Returned to Israel With Due Tributes and Reparations
(1 Samuel 6:1).
Having determined to return the Ark to Israel the Philistines had a
problem. How were they going to...
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CONTENTS: Ark brought to Joshua.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: The Word of God in the hands of the world brings them
condemnation (1 Samuel 6:2) causing them to seek to get rid of it. By
refusing to...
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1 Samuel 6:2. _The ark of the Lord_Hebrews of _Jehovah._ The
Philistines knew the name of the Lord; and had heard of his wondrous
works in Egypt, 1 Samuel 6:6. They had great light, as indeed all the...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 6:5 Even the pagan Philistines must
eventually GIVE GLORY TO THE GOD OF ISRAEL.
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 6:1. “COUNTRY,” literally the _field_. It probably
signifies the _cultivated plain_.
1 Samuel 6:2. “DIVINERS.” “That is, the organs of the Deity, who
reveal Hi...
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EXPOSITION
RESTORATION OF THE ARK TO THE ISRAELITES (1 Samuel 6:1).
1 SAMUEL 6:1,...
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So they called some of their diviners and seers and all, and they
said, "What shall we do with this thing? So they said, Well the thing
is, send it back to the people of Israel. But don't send it back...
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1 Samuel 5:11; 1 Samuel 5:3; 1 Samuel 5:4; 1 Samuel 5:6; 1 Samuel 5:7;...
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THE ARK IN THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES
1 Samuel 5:1; 1 Samuel 6:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There are several things we think should be emphasized.
1. EBENEZER MEANS "HITHERTO HATH THE LORD HELPED US." Wh...
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Give glory — The glory of his power in conquering you, who seemed to
have conquered him; of his justice in punishing you, and of his
goodness if he relieve you....