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“Giving Dagon Credence”

“Giving Dagon Credence” . Israel’s Perception of Themselves Was Wrong. Perceived Themselves to Be Self-Sufficient Israel’s Perceived Themselves to Be Faithful Falsely Perceived They Would Be Victorious Because They Had the Ark. Israel’s Perception of their Loss in Battle Was Wrong.

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“Giving Dagon Credence”

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  1. “Giving Dagon Credence”

  2. Israel’s Perception of Themselves Was Wrong • Perceived Themselves to Be Self-Sufficient • Israel’s Perceived Themselves to Be Faithful • Falsely Perceived They Would Be Victorious Because They Had the Ark

  3. Israel’s Perception of their Loss in Battle Was Wrong • Misconception: The Ark Saves • (Hebrews 10:26-27) • For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which will devour the adversaries.

  4. Israel’s Perception of their Loss in Battle Was Wrong • Misconception: The Ark Saves • (2 Peter 2:20) • For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning. (NKJV)

  5. Israel’s Perception of their Loss in Battle Was Wrong • Misconception: The Ark Saves • They Had the Wrong Perception of Their Defeat

  6. Israel’s Perception of God Was Wrong • Falsely Perceived God to Be Tolerant Of Their Lack of Faithfulness • (2 Peter 3:9) • The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. (NKJV)

  7. Israel’s Perception of God Was Wrong • Falsely Perceived God to Be Tolerant Of Their Lack of Faithfulness • (2 Peter 2:5) • and did not spare the ancient world, but saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood on the world of the ungodly; (NKJV)

  8. Israel’s Perception of God Was Wrong • Falsely Perceived God to Be Tolerant Of Their Lack of Faithfulness • (Romans 14:10) • But why do you judge your brother? Or why do you show contempt for your brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. (NKJV)

  9. Israel’s Perception of God Was Wrong • Falsely Perceived God to Be Tolerant Of Their Lack of Faithfulness • Falsely Perceived That God Shows More Favor to the Unbeliever Than the Unfaithful

  10. Israel’s Perception of God Was Wrong • Falsely Perceived God to Be Tolerant Of Their Lack of Faithfulness • Falsely Perceived That God Shows More Favor to the Unbeliever Than the Unfaithful • (Matthew 22:37) • Jesus said to him," 'You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.' (NKJV)

  11. Israel’s They Falsely Perceived That Their Influence Upon Others Was Inconsequential • (1 Samuel 4:3) And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us it may save us from the hand of our enemies." (NKJV)

  12. Israel’s They Falsely Perceived That Their Influence Upon Others Was Inconsequential • False Views of God: • Jeanie in a bottle • An Object • Someone to be Esteemed Lightly • Someone to be Disregarded

  13. They Falsely Perceived That Their Sins Only Affected Them • When one sins, it may give way for others to disregard/diminish the importance of God!

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