1 Samuel 5:1

¹After the Philistines captured the Ark of God, they took it from the battleground at Ebenezer to the town of Ashdod.

1 Samuel 5 vividly illustrates the absolute sovereignty of God over all earthly powers, even the pagan god Dagon. After the Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant, they place it in Dagon's temple, only to find their idol repeatedly prostrate before it. This chapter details a series of plagues—tumors and panic—that afflict the Philistine cities where the Ark is kept, forcing them to recognize the power of Israel's God and prompting them to return the Ark.

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