Thank you for joining us for Hope From the Word, and that's exactly what we hope you walk away with each and every time we come to you. Bill Luebkemann is our Bible teacher and he's the pastor of Calvary Chapel of Marlton. In a moment we'll turn in our Bibles to first Samuel four so you might find your place there now. The Ark of the covenant was a symbol of God's presence and here in chapter four the Israelites were certainly not following the God of the ark. And so, in dramatic fashion God allows the ark to be captured and taken away from Israel. What was God saying through this? I'll allow Pastor Bill to take it from here. And as we go through this study, consider whether you're following God today as you should…

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