1st Samuel 7:3-17 Samuel Defeats the Philistines (June 4, 2023 PM, Rev. Michael Grasso)

In 1 Samuel 7:3-17 Samuel leads the people at the battle of Ebenezer.  The account of this battle parallels the account of the devastating battle of Aphek, and the point is to contrast these battles. In the one God’s people are routed. They put their confidence in the ark of God rather than the God of the ark.  In the second, God wins a great victory for His people. Why? Because they showed true repentance.