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When we experience various trials and hardships in life, we do well to remember that all pain and suffering are results of sin. As human beings, each of us is to blame for sin and for the suffering and death that result from sin.

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BibleGateway: Lamentations 2 ESV Text: Lamentations 2 Lamentations 2 (Listen) The Lord Has Destroyed Without Pity 2:1   How the Lord in his anger    has set the daughter of Zion under a cloud!  He has cast down from heaven… When we experience various trials and hardships in life, we do well to remember that all pain and suffering are results of sin. As human beings, each of us is to blame for sin and for the suffering and death that result from sin.

We praise the Lord for His wondrous works. We praise the Lord for the depth of His wisdom. We praise the Lord for His protection against our enemies. We praise the Lord for His continually feeding and strengthening us in body and in soul.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 92 ESV Text: Psalm 92 Psalm 92 (Listen) How Great Are Your Works A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath. 92:1   It is good to give thanks to the LORD,    to sing praises to your… We praise the Lord for His wondrous works. We praise the Lord for the depth of His wisdom. We praise the Lord for His protection against our enemies. We praise the Lord for His continually feeding and strengthening us in body and in soul.

As believers in Christ, we are safe from all harm and danger. Jesus’ heavenly Father is our heavenly Father and He promises to protect us. When He allows evil to touch our lives, He promises to use even evil for our benefit. One day He will call us out of this world of evil to live forever in a perfect world where no evil will exist and where death will be no more.

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BibleGateway: Psalm 91 ESV Text: Psalm 91 Psalm 91 (Listen) My Refuge and My Fortress 91:1   He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High    will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.2   I will say1 to… As believers in Christ, we are safe from all harm and danger. Jesus’ heavenly Father is our heavenly Father and He promises to protect us. When He allows evil to touch our lives, He promises to use even evil for our benefit. One day He will call us out of this world of evil to live forever in a perfect world where no evil will exist and where death will be no more.

Like the sons of Eli before them, the sons of Samuel are corrupt and unfit to lead Israel. The elders of Israel ask Samuel to appoint a king over Israel. The Lord warns the people of the curse that will come with monarchy, but the people refuse to listen; they want to have a king in order to be like the surrounding nations. The Lord directs Samuel to give them their king.

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BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 8 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 8 1 Samuel 8 (Listen) Israel Demands a King 8:1 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn son was… Like the sons of Eli before them, the sons of Samuel are corrupt and unfit to lead Israel. The elders of Israel ask Samuel to appoint a king over Israel. The Lord warns the people of the curse that will come with monarchy, but the people refuse to listen; they want to have a king in order to be like the surrounding nations. The Lord directs Samuel to give them their king.

Strange and terrible things occur wherever the Philistines take the ark. Therefore the leaders of the Philistines resolve to return the ark to Israel.

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BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 5 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 5 1 Samuel 5 (Listen) The Philistines and the Ark 5:1 When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 Then the… Strange and terrible things occur wherever the Philistines take the ark. Therefore the leaders of the Philistines resolve to return the ark to Israel.

It is a tragic time for the children of Israel. The Philistines capture the ark of the covenant. Hophni and Phinehas, the wicked sons of Eli, are killed in the battle. When Eli hears about the ark, he also dies.

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BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 4 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 4 1 Samuel 4 (Listen) The Philistines Capture the Ark 4:1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the… It is a tragic time for the children of Israel. The Philistines capture the ark of the covenant. Hophni and Phinehas, the wicked sons of Eli, are killed in the battle. When Eli hears about the ark, he also dies.