1 Samuel 7

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1 Y vinieron los de Quiriat-jearim, y llevaron el arca del SE脩OR, y la metieron en casa de Abinadab, en Gabaa; y santificaron a Eleazar su hijo, para que guardase el arca del SE脩OR.
2 Y aconteci贸 que desde el d铆a que lleg贸 el arca a Quiriat-jearim pasaron mucho d铆as, veinte a帽os; y toda la casa de Israel se lamentaba en pos del SE脩OR.
3 Y habl贸 Samuel a toda la casa de Israel, diciendo: Si de todo vuestro coraz贸n os volv茅is al SE脩OR, quitad los dioses ajenos y a Astarot de entre vosotros, y preparad vuestro coraz贸n al SE脩OR, y servid a 茅l s贸lo, y 茅l os librar谩 de mano de los filisteos.
4 Entonces los hijos de Israel quitaron a los baales y a Astarot, y sirvieron s贸lo al SE脩OR.
5 Y Samuel dijo: Juntad a todo Israel en Mizpa, y yo orar茅 por vosotros al SE脩OR.
6 Y junt谩ndose en Mizpa, sacaron agua, y la derramaron delante del SE脩OR, y ayunaron aquel d铆a, y dijeron all铆: Contra el SE脩OR hemos pecado. Y juzg贸 Samuel a los hijos de Israel en Mizpa.
7 Y oyendo los filisteos que los hijos de Israel estaban reunidos en Mizpa, subieron los pr铆ncipes de los filisteos contra Israel. Lo cual cuando oyeron los hijos de Israel, tuvieron temor de los filisteos.
8 Y dijeron los hijos de Israel a Samuel: No ceses de clamar por nosotros al SE脩OR nuestro Dios, que nos guarde de mano de los filisteos.
9 Y Samuel tom贸 un cordero de leche, y lo sacrific贸 entero al SE脩OR en holocausto; y clam贸 Samuel al SE脩OR por Israel, y el SE脩OR le oy贸.
10 Y aconteci贸 que estando Samuel sacrificando el holocausto, los filisteos llegaron para pelear con los hijos de Israel. Mas el SE脩OR tron贸 aquel d铆a con gran estruendo sobre los filisteos, y los quebrant贸, y fueron vencidos delante de Israel.
11 Y saliendo los hijos de Israel de Mizpa, siguieron a los filisteos, hiri茅ndolos hasta abajo de Bet-car.
12 Tom贸 luego Samuel una piedra, y la puso entre Mizpa y Sen, y le puso por nombre Eben-ezer, diciendo: Hasta aqu铆 nos ayud贸 el SE脩OR.
13 Fueron, pues , los filisteos humillados, que no vinieron m谩s al t茅rmino de Israel; y la mano del SE脩OR fue contra los filisteos todo el tiempo de Samuel.
14 Y fueron restituidas a los hijos de Israel las ciudades que los filisteos hab铆an tomado a los israelitas, desde Ecr贸n hasta Gat, con sus t茅rminos; e Israel las libr贸 de mano de los filisteos. Y hubo paz entre Israel y el amorreo.
15 Y juzg贸 Samuel a Israel todo el tiempo que vivi贸.
16 Y todos los a帽os iba y daba vuelta a Bet-el, y a Gilgal, y a Mizpa, y juzgaba a Israel en todos estos lugares.
17 Volv铆a despu茅s a Ram谩, porque all铆 estaba su casa, y all铆 tambi茅n juzgaba a Israel; y edific贸 all铆 un altar al SE脩OR.

1 Samuel 7 Commentary

Chapter 7

The ark removed to Kirjath-jearim. (1-4) The Israelites solemnly repent. (5,6) The Lord discomfits the Philistines. (7-12) They are subdued, Samuel judges Israel. (13-17)

Verses 1-4 God will find a resting-place for his ark; if some thrust it from them, the hearts of others shall be inclined to receive it. It is no new thing for God's ark to be in a private house. Christ and his apostles preached from house to house, when they could not have public places. Twenty years passed before the house of Israel cared for the want of the ark. During this time the prophet Samuel laboured to revive true religion. The few words used are very expressive; and this was one of the most effectual revivals of religion which ever took place in Israel.

Verses 5-6 Israel drew water and poured it out before the Lord; signifying their humiliation and sorrow for sin. They pour out their hearts in repentance before the Lord. They were free and full in their confession, and fixed in their resolution to cast away from them all their wrong doings. They made a public confession, We have sinned against the Lord; thus giving glory to God, and taking shame to themselves. And if we thus confess our sins, we shall find our God faithful and just to forgive us our sins.

Verses 7-12 The Philistines invaded Israel. When sinners begin to repent and reform, they must expect that Satan will muster all his force against them, and set his instruments at work to the utmost, to oppose and discourage them. The Israelites earnestly beg Samuel to pray for them. Oh what a comfort it is to all believers, that our great Intercessor above never ceases, is never silent! for he always appears in the presence of God for us. Samuel's sacrifice, without his prayer, had been an empty shadow. God gave a gracious answer. And Samuel erected a memorial of this victory, to the glory of God, and to encourage Israel. Through successive generations, the church of God has had cause to set up Eben-ezers for renewed deliverances; neither outward persecutions nor inward corruptions have prevailed against her, because "hitherto the Lord hath helped her:" and he will help, even to the end of the world.

Verses 13-17 In this great revival of true religion, the ark was neither removed to Shiloh, nor placed with the tabernacle any where else. This disregard to the Levitical institutions showed that their typical meaning formed their chief use; and when that was overlooked, they became a lifeless service, not to be compared with repentance, faith, and the love of God and man.

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1 Samuel 7 Commentaries

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 7

This chapter gives an account of the ark being brought to Kirjathjearim, where it continued twenty years, 1Sa 7:1,2 of the exhortation of Samuel to the people of Israel to reform from idolatry, and which had its desired effect, 1Sa 7:3,4 of Samuel's praying for the people, and offering sacrifices for them, and of the success thereof, victory over their enemies, 1Sa 7:5-14, and of his administration of justice to them, and constancy in it, 1Sa 7:15-17.

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