Shmuel | Samuel

The word of Samuel befell all of Israel. …
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Israel was smitten before the Philistines;
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… “Why did Hashem smite us today before the Philistines? Let us take with us from Shiloh the Ark of the Covenant of Hashem that He may come in our midst and save us from the hands of our enemies!”
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The Philistines were afraid, as they said, “God has come to the camp!” And they said, “Woe to us, for such a thing had not happened yesterday or the day before!
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Woe to us! Who will save us from the hand of this mighty God? This is the God Who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness!
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The Ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli — Hopni and Phinehas — died.
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The bearer of the tidings answered him saying, “Israel ran from before the Philistines; and there was a great blow among the people; also, your two sons — Hopni and Phinehas — died; and the Ark of God was taken!”
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As soon as he mentioned the Ark of God, [Eli] fell backwards off his chair, opposite the site of the city gate, breaking his neck, and he died, for the man was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.
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His daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was soon to give birth, and she heard the news about the capture of the Ark of God and [that] her father-in-law died, and her husband, she crouched down and gave birth, for her labor pains came upon her.
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… “Fear not, for you have borne a son!” But she did not answer, and she did not take it to heart.
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She called the boy Ichabod saying, “Glory has been exiled from Israel,” because of the capture of the Ark of God and because of [the deaths of] her father-in-law and her husband.
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Daily Holy Bible Reading

1And the word of Samuel was (fulfilled) to all Israel and Israel went out to war against the Philistines, and they encamped beside Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
2And the Philistines arrayed (their troops) against Israel, and the battle spread, and Israel was beaten before the Philistines, and they slew in the battle array in the field, about four thousand men.
3And the people came to the camp, and the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord beaten us today before the Philistines? Let us take to us from Shiloh the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord, and He will come in our midst, and save us from the hand of our enemies.”
4And the people sent to Shiloh, and from there, they carried the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of Hosts, Who dwells above the cherubim, and there with the Ark of God’s Covenant, were Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas.
5And it was, when the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant came into the camp, that all Israel shouted a great shout, and the earth stirred.
6And the Philistines heard the sound of the shout, and they said, “What is the sound of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?” And they knew that the Ark of the Lord had come into the camp.
7And the Philistines feared, for they said, “God has come into the camp.” And they said, “Woe is unto us, for there was nothing like this yesterday and before yesterday!”
8″Woe is unto us! Who will save us from the hand of this mighty God? This is the God who smote the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness.”
9″Strengthen yourselves and become men, you Philistines, lest you serve the Hebrews, as they served you, and you shall become men, and fight!”
10And the Philistines waged war and Israel was beaten, and they fled, each man to his tents. Now the blow was very great, and there fell from Israel thirty thousand infantrymen.
11And the Ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, perished.
12And a man of Benjamin ran from the battle array, and came to Shiloh on that day, with his garments torn, and earth upon his head.
13And he came, and behold, Eli was sitting on the chair beside the road, anxiously waiting, for his heart trembled for the Ark of God. And the man had come to tell in the city, and the whole city cried out.
14Now Eli heard the sound of the cry, and he said, “What is this confused noise?” And the man hurried, and came, and told Eli.
15Now Eli was ninety- eight years old, and his eyes were set, and he could not see.
16And the man said to Eli, “I am the one who has come from the battle array, and I fled from the battle array today.” And he said, “What happened, my son?”
17And the one who had reported the news, answered and said, “Israel fled before the Philistines, and also there was a great slaughter among the people, and also your two sons perished, Chofni and Pinchas and the Ark of God was taken.”
18And it was, when he mentioned the Ark of God, that he (Eli) fell off the chair backward through the gate opening, and his neck broke and he died, because the man was old and weighty and he had judged Israel for forty years.
19And his daughter-in-law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, ready to give birth, and she heard the news concerning the taking of the Ark of God, and that her father-in-law and her husband had died. And she knelt and gave birth, for her pains had suddenly come upon her.
20And about the time of her dying, the women who were standing by her, said, “Do not fear, for you have borne a son,” and she did not answer, neither did she heed.
21And she called the child Ichabod, saying, “Glory has been exiled from Israel, because the Ark of God has been taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.”
22And she said, “Glory has been exiled from Israel, for the Ark of God has been taken.”

Exposé | Moral

The Prophecy Takes Place

Only G-d knows when will one who is guilty will suffer the consequences of his sins.

One thing is for sure, the wicked prospers in this present world; rather than to suffer (Deu. 7:9-11)

Thus, if you are righteous and is suffering – there is no cause for alarm.