Analysis of 1 Samuel 4 — Ark on the Move, Glory on the Line: When Presumption Carries the Presence into Battle

Pr Enos Mwakalindile
Dec 10, 2025
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Updated: Dec 28, 2025

When the people treat the ark like a lucky charm and the priests like a shield against consequence, God lets the unthinkable happen: the ark is captured, a priestly house falls, and a baby’s name becomes a sermon of loss.

Eli, Elderly man in purple robes falls from a chair with alarmed expression. Another man in tattered clothes reaches out. Stone background.

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