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Repentance Requires Action
Commentators agree that Israel's removal of the Baalim and Ashtaroth was the essential "practical proof" of their repentance. Their change of heart, prompted by Samuel's ministry, was immediately followed by the tangible action of putting away their false gods to serve the Lord alone.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 7:3–5
18th Century
Theologian
Compare the marginal references. Twenty years of Samuel’s life had passed since he was last mentioned (1 Samuel 4:1). He now appears in…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 7:4
19th Century
Bishop
Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth. —The answer of the people showed how well and thoroughly the prophet-states…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 7:4
17th Century
Pastor
Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth ,
&c.] Both their male and female deities, of which se…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 7:1–4
17th Century
Minister
God will find a resting-place for his ark; if some thrust it from them, the hearts of others will be inclined to receive it. It is nothing new for …