The Lord is my help
Deutsch English Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and called its name Ebenezer; for he said, “Till now the Lord has helped us. 1 Samuel 7:12 (ESV) Have we thought about the context in which the prophet Samuel placed this large stone between Mizpah and Shen as a monument and called it Eben-Eser? 1. Israel wants to achieve victory Without a change of heart, Israel wants to achieve victory in a war against the Philistines by bringing in the Ark of the Covenant. This project fails completely. As soon as the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded. 1 Samuel 4:5 (ESV) The Philistines heard the shouting. What's going on over there? they asked each other. She was seized by fear. Their God has come to their camp! they shouted. Then the Philistine commanders encouraged their soldiers: Arise, you Philistines, be men! Show them who you are! Fight like lions! And kill 34,000 Israeli...