The Prologue of Ohrid Aug 10

CONTEMPLATIONTo contemplate the plagues that befell the Philistines because of the captured Ark of the Covenant (1 Samuel 5:6 [also known as 1 Kings 5:6]):* How the people were afflicted with tumors [hemorrhoids], and mice devoured the crops, wherever the Philistines set down the Ark of the Covenant;* How the Philistines, terrified, returned the Ark of the Covenant to the land of Israel;* How the holy things of God punish those who keep them in an unclean land of idols, or in a heart defiled by passions. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tommysalmons.substack.com/subscribe