1 Samuel 6:11 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

They placed the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the box containing the golden mice and the golden images of their tumors.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The Philistines are returning God's ark along with golden offerings made to represent the plagues that had afflicted them.

📚 Historical Context

The Philistines had captured the ark of the covenant, but God sent plagues of tumors and mice upon their cities. Their priests and diviners advised them to return the ark with guilt offerings - golden replicas of the plagues - to appease the God of Israel. This was their attempt to make amends and remove the divine judgment from their land.

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