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Superstition on Both Sides
Commentators highlight that both the Israelites and the Philistines were operating out of superstition. The Philistines feared the Ark as if it were a god, while the Israelites wrongly believed its mere presence would force God to grant them victory. This serves as a warning against relying on external religious symbols or rituals instead of genuine faith and repentance.
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1 Samuel
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 4:7
19th Century
Bishop
God is come into the camp. —The joy manifested by the Israelites at the arrival of the Ark from the sanctuary made the Ph…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 4:7
17th Century
Pastor
And the Philistines were afraid
When the spies returned, and reported to them the reason of the shouting:
Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 4:1–9
17th Century
Minister
Israel is struck down before the Philistines. Sin, the accursed thing, was in the camp and gave their enemies all the advantage they could desire. …