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Blessings Follow Repentance
Commentators see the restoration of Israelite cities as a direct result of the nation's spiritual renewal under Samuel. When Israel turned back to God, He not only granted military victory but also restored their land and security, demonstrating that tangible blessings often follow genuine repentance.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 7:14
18th Century
Theologian
This shows the vigor and success of Samuel’s government. He seems not only to have expelled the Philistines from the interior of Israel but also to…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 7:14
19th Century
Bishop
The cities.—The immediate result of Samuel’s great victory at Ebenezer, and the renewed national spirit of the people, was their r…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 7:14
17th Century
Pastor
And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel
were restored to Israel
We…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 7:13–17
17th Century
Minister
In this great revival of true religion, the ark was neither removed to Shiloh, nor placed with the tabernacle anywhere else. This disregard for the…