Week 2: The Philistines and the Ark

Title: The Philistines and the Ark

Objective: 

Resources:

Reading:

Key verse(s):

"But the hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ravaged them" 1 Samuel 5:6

Comments:

Review questions:

  1. What happened to the Ark of God after the Israelites were defeated? And what did this mean to them?
  2. What happened to Eli the priest when he heard about the results of the war between the Israelites and the
    Philistines? And how old was he at that time?
  3. How did God punish the people of Ashdod? And what did they do?
  4. What did the people Ekron do when the Philistines decided to move the Ark of the LORD to their city?
  5. How can you conclude that the Philistines had a belief in the God of the Israelites?
  6. What did God do to the people of Beth Shemesh? Why?
  7. Did the Philistines believe in the God of Israel? Explain.
  8. What did the wife of Phinehas named her boy? And why did she give him this name?
  9. What happened to Dagon when they put the Ark of the LORD by it? What happened to the people in Gath
    when the Ark of the LORD was moved to their city? And what did they do?
  10. he Philistines kept the Ark in their holiest place. Why would God punish them?
  11. Were the Philistines sure that the God of Israel intentionally brought the plague upon them? Give proof.
  12.  What did God do to the people of Beth Shemesh? Why? 

Homework:

  1.  How old was Eli when he died?
  2.  Where did the Philistines put the Ark of the LORD first?
    a) Gath b) Dagon's temple in Ashdod c) Ekron
  3. The Ekronites cried out, saying, “________________________________ our people”.
  4. The Ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines for:
    a) 40 years b) 7 years c) 7 months
  5. The LORD struck the men of Bethshemesh because _____________________.
  6. What happened to the Ark of God?
  7. What happened to the sons of Eli the priest? 
  8.  What happened to Dagon when they put the Ark of the LORD by it?
  9. What happened to the people in Gath when the Ark of the LORD was moved to their city? And what did they
    do?
  10. What did the Philistines present as a Trespass Offering?
  11. Who were the first people from Israel who saw the Ark of the LORD coming back?

Revision #8
Created 3 September 2022 22:02:37 by Jan Guirguis
Updated 7 November 2022 21:15:01 by Jan Guirguis