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Israel unsuccessfully revoltedIsrael unsuccessfully revolted against the Philistines, losing 4000 men the first day.

September 11, 2011

Lost 30,000 men the next

day.

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12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh (20 miles) the same day with his clothes rent (torn), and with earth upon his head. 13 And when he came, lo, EliEli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for for his heart trembled for the ark of Godthe ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

Eli knew that Israel had put the Ark at riskat risk.

He knew God's Prophecy of doomGod's Prophecy of doom for his family.

He had He had reasonreason to fear and worry. to fear and worry.

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ObedientObedient children of God have no need to worry.

As long as we are submissivesubmissive to our Father,

His WillHis Will for us is good and perfect.

Romans 12 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renew-ing of your mind, that ye may proveye may prove what is that goodgood, and acceptableacceptable, and perfectperfect, Will of God.

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But, disobedientdisobedient children of God should worry.

Hebrews 10 24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting (encouraging) one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching. 26 For if we sin sin willfullywillfully after that we have received the knowledge of the Truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certaincertain fearfulfearful looking for of judgmentjudgment and fiery indignationfiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

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14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. 15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. 16 And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

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17 And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fledfled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughtergreat slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are deadare dead, and the Ark of God is takenis taken.

Hebrews 10 38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, My Soul shall have no pleasure in him.

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Jeremiah 2 19 Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsakenforsaken the Lord thy God, and that My fear is not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.Israel had backslid; they no longerno longer worshipped

the True and Living God, and Him onlyHim only.

They had turned the Ark of God into a rabbit's rabbit's footfoot, and nothing more.

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18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the Ark of God, that he (Eli) fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy (big and fat). And he had judged Israel forty years.

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19 And his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the Ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

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20 And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. 21 And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from IsraelThe glory is departed from Israel: because the Ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband. 22 And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the Ark of God is taken.

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Without God's PresenceWithout God's Presence in their midst,

Israel was a nothing nationnothing nation.Without God's Presence in my lifein my life,

My life is notis not worth living.

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God desires to be activebe active in our lives.

He wants to blessbless us, filling us with joy and peacepeace.

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When we gladly live our liveslive our lives according to everyevery Word of God,

We are blessedWe are blessed..

LoveLove, JoyJoy, PeacePeace

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When God warnsGod warns us against a behavior,

It is because that behavior is harmful to usharmful to us.

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When God tells us to doto do a thing,

It's because we will be blessedwill be blessed in doing it.

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John 15 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

Every Word of God is for our our blessingblessing.An obedientobedient child of God is a happyhappy

child of God.

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Nothing in this world is of any valueany value,

Unless we are happyhappy and at peaceat peace within ourselves.

The rich man counting his money, may notmay not

Be as happy as the homeless man with no

money to count.

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Let's draw near to God.

Romans 12 9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor (hate) that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.