Dagon and the Ark

Timothy Keller Sermons Podcast by Gospel in Life

Tim Keller

Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Spirituality

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🗓️ 8 May 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

We’re looking at places in the Bible in which someone, or in this case something, got near to the presence of God. Whenever a person gets into the presence of God, there’s usually some kind of physical manifestation. In other words, God connects his presence to something visible, something tangible. There’s only one object, however, in all the history of the Bible, that God routinely attached his presence to, and that was the ark of the covenant. Let’s look at what the ark is and what happens in this incident. Then we’ll look at what it teaches us about getting close to God. It shows us that 1) the presence of God is never permanently connected to any one object or method, but 2) his presence is always attached to several principles. This sermon was preached by Dr. Timothy Keller at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on October 6, 1996. Series: Daring to Draw Near. Scripture: 1 Samuel 5:14. Today's podcast is brought to you by Gospel in Life, the site for all sermons, books, study guides and resources from Timothy Keller and Redeemer Presbyterian Church. If you've enjoyed listening to this podcast and would like to support the ongoing efforts of this ministry, you can do so by visiting https://gospelinlife.com/give and making a one-time or recurring donation.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Gospel and Life.
0:04.6	The Bible teaches us that while God is infinite, He is also intimate.
0:09.2	In other words, it's possible for us to draw near to Him.
0:12.4	But what does it actually look like to draw near to God?
0:15.5	Today on Gospel and Life, Tim Keller is teaching about what it means to experience God in a way
0:20.4	that is personal and intimate.
0:22.8	Chapter 5 verses 1 to 4.
0:29.8	After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashtod.
0:38.6	They then carried the ark into Deagan's temple and set it beside Deagan.
0:42.6	And when the people of Ashtod rose early the next day, there was Deagan, fallen on his face
0:47.4	on the ground before the ark of the Lord.
0:50.2	They took Deagan and put him back in his place.
0:55.7	But the following morning, when they rose, there was Deagan, fallen on his face on the
1:01.3	ground before the ark of the Lord.
1:03.5	His head and his hands had been broken off and were lying on the threshold, only his
1:08.8	body remained.
1:11.6	This is God's Word.
1:14.4	What is this?
1:16.3	What have you done?
1:18.0	Well, okay.
1:23.4	We're looking in the evening services at a theme.
1:29.6	The name of the services is daring to draw near.
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