1 Samuel 5:1

And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.

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Interpretation

See the ark's triumph over Dagon. Thus the kingdom of Satan will certainly fall before the kingdom of Christ, error before truth, profaneness before godliness, and corruption before grace in the hearts of the faithful.

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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 5:1-2.

1 Samuel 5:1 1 Samuel 5:2

Glossary

Ark Object: Noah’s ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high.
Ashdod Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Ashdod.
Ebenezer Place: Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Izbet Sartah.