Yesterday I discussed the question of why God didn’t instantly destroy the Philistines for capturing His Ark of the Covenant. And the answer was because the Philistines were NOT a grafted-in people who had entered into a covenant with the Almighty. I also pointed out this revealed an important theological principle we’d be remiss to […]

One question that often comes up is… “Why didn’t God instantly kill the Philistines when they captured the Ark?” The reason a lot of folks ask that question is because of the Torah command that says only the Levites are authorized to carry the Ark and only certain priests have permission to pack and unpack […]

“Next they sent the ark of God to ‘Ekron; but when the ark of God arrived in ‘Ekron the ‘Ekronim shouted, ‘Now they’ve brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people!’“-1 Samuel 5:10 Ever wonder why some folks who suffer greatly for their sins do NOT repent? […]

“Adonai began oppressing the people of Ashdod; he ravaged them, striking Ashdod and its surrounding area with tumors.” 1 Samuel 5:6 So what in the heck were these “tumors” that Adonai inflicted upon the Philistines? The original Hebrew is OPHALIM or עפלים. It literally means “swellings”. The root word is OPHEL or עֹפֶל and means a “mound” or […]

Ever heard of the Trojan horse story? It’s a tale taken from Greek Mythology found in a book called Odyssey. It’s all about how a bunch of Greek soldiers conquered the city of Troy after a fruitless ten-year siege. They did it by building a giant wooden horse and leaving it outside the city gates […]