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They gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before Yahweh, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against Yahweh. Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.
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Pouring Out Repentance
The act of drawing water and pouring it out was a powerful, physical symbol of Israel's repentance. Commentators explain it represented the people pouring out their hearts before God, expressing their helplessness and deep sorrow for sin. It was a tangible sign of their desire to be cleansed and for their sins to be washed away and forgotten.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Two rites are brought together here that belong especially to the Feast of Tabernacles and the Day of Atonement, respectively: drawing and pouring …
19th Century
Anglican
And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh. —For some quarter of a century Samuel had been the principal personag…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And they gathered together to Mizpeh Even all Israel, at least the heads of the people, and representatives of them:…
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Israel drew water and poured it out before the Lord, signifying their humiliation and sorrow for sin. They pour out their hearts in repentance befo…
