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14041 From Eternity Past, p. 423.4 (Ellen Gould White)

The Philistines made a fierce assault, which resulted in great slaughter. Thirty thousand men lay dead upon the field, and the ark of God was taken, the two sons of Eli having fallen while fighting to defend it.

14042 From Eternity Past, p. 424.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God was in the possession of the enemy. The symbol of the abiding presence and power of Jehovah was removed from the midst of them. In former days, miraculous …

14043 From Eternity Past, p. 424.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… their gods. They transgressed the law it contained, for their worship of the ark led to hypocrisy and idolatry.

14044 From Eternity Past, p. 424.3 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God.” Outside the gate of the tabernacle he sat by the highway day after day, anxiously expecting the arrival of a messenger from the battlefield.

14045 From Eternity Past, p. 424.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God is taken,” a look of unutterable anguish passed over his countenance. The thought that his sin had dishonored God and caused Him to withdraw His presence …

14046 From Eternity Past, p. 425.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God was taken, caused her death. She felt that the last hope of Israel was gone; and she named the child born in this hour of adversity, Ichabod, or “inglorious …

14048 From Eternity Past, p. 425 (Ellen Gould White)

Heathen Gods Cannot Stand Before the Ark of God

14049 From Eternity Past, p. 425.3 (Ellen Gould White)

The Philistines removed the ark in triumph to Ashdod and placed it in the house of their god Dagon. They imagined that the power which had attended the ark would be theirs, and that this, united with the power of Dagon, would render them invincible.

14050 From Eternity Past, p. 425.5 (Ellen Gould White)

… the God of the Hebrews. They removed the ark from their temple and placed it in a building by itself.

14051 From Eternity Past, p. 426.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.” The work of the destroyer went on, until “the cry of the city went up to heaven.”

14052 From Eternity Past, p. 426.5 (Ellen Gould White)

… the God of Israel, though compelled by judgments to submit to His authority. Such submission cannot save the sinner. The heart must be yielded to God—must be …

14053 From Eternity Past, p. 427.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God toward the wicked! Ten thousand unnoticed mercies were silently falling in the pathway of ungrateful, rebellious men. But when they refused to listen …

14054 From Eternity Past, p. 427.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… the God of Israel had done unto them this great evil; “but if not,” they said, “then we shall know that it is not His hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened …

14056 From Eternity Past, p. 428.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… sins, God’s blessing would have attended them. But while they rejoiced at the return of the ark as a harbinger of good, they had no true sense of its sacredness …

14057 From Eternity Past, p. 428.2 (Ellen Gould White)

… of God. Even the heathen Philistines had not dared to remove its coverings. Angels of heaven, unseen, ever attended it in all its journeyings. The irreverent …

14058 From Eternity Past, p. 429.1 (Ellen Gould White)

… strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve Him only.” Practical religion was taught in the days of Samuel, as …

14059 From Eternity Past, p. 429.2 (Ellen Gould White)

Repentance is the first step that must be taken by all who would return to God. We must individually humble our souls before God and put away our idols. When we have done all that we can do, the Lord will manifest to us His salvation.

14060 From Eternity Past, p. 429.4 (Ellen Gould White)

… our God for us, that He will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.”