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Themes in 1 Samuel 5

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Themes in 1 Samuel 5

1 Samuel 5:1 (show verse)

Then the Philistines took the ark of God, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Fall of dagon
Ebenezer » Philistines remove the ark of the covenant from
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Dagon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The falling of the God dagon
Philistines » Put the ark into dagon's house

1 Samuel 5:2 (show verse)

They took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it beside [the image of] Dagon [their chief idol].

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Fall of dagon
Dagon » Dagon, a God of the philistines
Idol » Temples
Idolatrous » priests » Temples
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Dagon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The falling of the God dagon
Philistines » Character of » Idolatrous
Philistines » Put the ark into dagon's house
Temple » Idolatrous » Of dagon, at ashdod
false Worship » Brazen serpent places devoted to idolatry » Idolatrous temples
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Dagon » Dagon, a God of the philistines

1 Samuel 5:3 (show verse)

When the people of Ashdod got up early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Fall of dagon
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Dagon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The falling of the God dagon
Philistines » Put the ark into dagon's house

But when they got up early the next morning, behold, Dagon had [again] fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord, and his head and both palms of his hands were [lying] cut off on the threshold; only the trunk [portion] of [the idol of] Dagon was left on him.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Fall of dagon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The falling of the God dagon
Philistines » Put the ark into dagon's house

1 Samuel 5:5 (show verse)

This is the reason neither the priests of Dagon nor any who enter Dagon’s house step on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.

Idolatrous » priests » Examples of
Leaders » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
priests » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
Religious » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
Superstition » Instances of » Philistines, refusing to step on the threshold of the temple of dagon after the image of dagon had repeatedly fallen upon it

1 Samuel 5:6 (show verse)

Then the hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He caused them to be dumbfounded and struck them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory.

Anger of God » Exemplified against
Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Boil » Of the philistines (rv, tumors)
Disease » Sent as a judgment » Disease sent
Diseases » Mentioned in scripture » Emerods
Diseases » Other diseases mentioned » Emerods
God » Special judgments inflicted » Disease sent
God » Hand of » Upon men for chastisement and punishment
God's Judgments » Special judgments inflicted » Disease sent
Hand » Figurative » Anthropomorphic » Hand of the lord » Heavy
Hemorrhoids » Disease » Afflicted » Philistines
Judgments » Upon nations--exemplified » People of ashdod
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark
Tumor » A morbid swelling (rv)

1 Samuel 5:7 (show verse)

When the men of Ashdod saw what had happened, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is heavy on us and on Dagon our god.”

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark

1 Samuel 5:8 (show verse)

So they sent word and gathered all the lords (governors) of the Philistines to them and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around to Gath.” So they took the ark of the God of Israel there.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Gath » The ark of the covenant taken to
Lord » A prince
Philistines » Lords of
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark

1 Samuel 5:9 (show verse)

But it happened that after they had taken it to Gath, the hand of the Lord was against the city, causing an extremely great panic [because of the deaths from the plague], for He struck the people of the city, both young and old, and tumors broke out on them.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Boil » Of the philistines (rv, tumors)
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague of hemorrhoids on the philistines
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark
Tumor » A morbid swelling (rv)

1 Samuel 5:10 (show verse)

So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And as the ark of God came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel [from Gath] to us, to kill us and our people.”

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Ekron » The ark of God taken to
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague of hemorrhoids on the philistines
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark

1 Samuel 5:11 (show verse)

So they sent word and gathered all the lords of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel; let it be returned to its own place, so that it will not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly panic throughout the city; the hand of God was very heavy (severe) there.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Cities » Were frequently » Wasted by pestilence
Hemorrhoids » Disease » Afflicted » Philistines
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague of hemorrhoids on the philistines
Philistines » Lords of
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark

1 Samuel 5:12 (show verse)

The men who had not died were stricken with tumors and the cry of the city [for help] went up to heaven.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Diseases » Mentioned in scripture » Emerods
Hemorrhoids » Disease » Afflicted » Philistines
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague of hemorrhoids on the philistines
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark
Tumor » A morbid swelling (rv)