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King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Scripture focus
And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, [and] went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside [to] the right hand or [to] the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh.
1 Samuel 6:12 — KJV
The straight way. The statement reads, literally, “straight in the way upon the way to Beth-shemesh; along one highway” — the direct road from Ekron to Beth-shemesh. Only supernatural power would keep the cattle on the main road. The Philistine lords did not drive them, but “went after them.” The fact that the cattle had never been yoked (v. 7) is evidence that they had not been over the road before.
What more powerful appeal could be made to the worshipers of Dagon? If, contrary to nature, dumb animals follow an unseen Guide, why should not man, abundantly blessed with the powers of intellect, be able to go contrary to natural pride and national tradition, surrendering to the guidance of Him who could also restrain the plague and the mice? Why had not Balaam seen the angel of the Lord standing in the way as easily as did his ass? Under the hypnotic influence of the evil one, men today see only what Satan wishes them to see, little realizing that close at hand stands One ready and anxious to loose the bonds that bind them fast.
By SdaBc
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