a. Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron: The ark of the covenant was now among the Philistines like a “hot potato,” in the children’s game, burning every city where it stayed. The Ekronites were not happy to see the ark but they still wouldn’t submit to the LORD God of Israel.
b. Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place: The Philistines, if they had repented and turned towards the LORD, could have benefited from the ark. Instead it became a curse and a judgment to them. The same is true of the presence of God among men today, which can be as a fragrance of life to some and the aroma of death to others (2 Corinthians 2:15-16). (Guzik)
Hot Potato!
Have you noticed if you sometimes try to spread the gospel to an unbelieving family member or biblically correct a Christian’s behavior, that it too in a sense can be like, you just handed them a hot potato? The thought about discussing salvation or biblical correction opens a floodgate of emotions!
It “can be as a fragrance of life to some and the aroma of death to others” (Guzik)
“You're gonna have to serve somebody
Well, it may be the Devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody” (Bob Dylan’s song, Gotta Serve Somebody)
May I ask, Whom are you serving?
Blessings
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