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1 Samuel 7:5

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Then Samuel said, “Have all the people of Israel gather at Mizpah, and I will pray to the Lord for you.”

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Send the man's wife back to him. He's a prophet. He will pray for you, and you will live. But if you don't send her back to him, you should know for sure that you and all your family will die.”

It was also called Mizpah, for as Laban said, “May the Lord keep a close eye on both of us when we're not together.

When all the army officers of Judah and their men learned that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah as governor, they and their men met with Gedaliah at Mizpah. They included: Ishmael son of Nethaniah, Johanan, son of Kareah, Seraiah, son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, Jaazaniah, son of the Maakathite.

On the twenty-fourth day of this same month, the Israelites met together, fasting and wearing sackcloth, with dust on their heads.

So Jeremiah went to Gedaliah son of Ahikam at Mizpah and stayed with him with the people who were still left in the country.

“Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, house of Israel! Listen, members of the royal family!

Gather the people together: the elders, the children, even the babies. Let the bridegroom leave his room; let the bride leave her room.

The Ammonite armies had been called up and were camped in Gilead. The Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.

All the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba, including the land of Gilead, went and gathered at Mizpah before the Lord. The assembly was united in purpose.

Samuel called the people of Israel to come before the Lord at Mizpah.

Isn't it the time of wheat harvest? Well, I will ask the Lord to send thunder and rain. Then you will realize how very evil you were in the Lord's sight when you demanded your own king.”

As for me, how could I sin against the Lord by no longer praying for you? I will also continue to teach you the way of goodness and right.

After this Samuel took a stone and placed it between Mizpah and Shen. He called it Ebenezer, saying, “The Lord helped us right up to here!”

Every year he went around, going to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah. At all these places he ruled Israel.

The people of Israel got rid of their Baals and Ashtoreth images and worshiped only the Lord.

Samuel thought this was a bad idea when they said, “Give us a king to rule over us,” so he prayed to the Lord about it.




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