1 Samuel 5-6 Study Questions

I. God Over the ldols

1. What did the Philistines do with the captured Ark of God?

2. What happens once the Ark of the Lord is in the Philistine temple?

II. God Over the Philistines

1. What begins to happen to the Philistine people?

2. At this point what should have been the Philistine response?

III.God Over the Animals

1. How will the Ark return to Israel?

2. What has informed the theology of the Philistines?

3. What are the details of the Ark’s return to Israel?

IV. God Over the Israelites

1. What takes place as the Ark returns to Israel?

2. What happens in Beth-Shemesh?