Title: Mizpah's Repentance / 1 Samuel 7:5-12
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The people of Israel in the text were faced with two crises. The first crisis was political
Due to the enemy crisis, they felt a sense of crisis in front of the Philistine invasion, and the second
Ki was a religious crisis, and they worshiped idols. The idols they served were Baal and
It was Ashtaroth. In this political and religious crisis, Samuel was the one hundred and fifty people of all Israel.
They gathered the cities together at Mizpah to pray, fast, and
And they confessed all their sins. These are verses 5 and 6 of the text.
Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will
to
I will pray.” They gathered at Mizpah, drew water, and poured it out before the LORD.
And they fasted there, saying, We have sinned against the LORD.
Lent is a week to imitate the repentance of this Mizpah.
In a crisis situation, we first gathered before God to pray, fast, and confess our repentance.
We, too, must first discuss the various crises and corrupt realities of our society and nation.
Just as we felt a sense of responsibility and gathered at Mizpah and repented, we also earnestly pray to God this Lent.
You must pray.
Looking back on our reality today, we can feel that we have so many subjects for prayer.
For our politics, for our culture, for a crime-free society,
For true democracy and national unity, we must fast, repent, and pray.
is only to do.
The Israelites in the text prayed earnestly, and their prayers were answered.9
in word of mouth
I cried to the LORD for Rael, and the LORD answered him.
C. The woman answered, and Israel was freed from the threat of the Philistines and from religious depravity.
They were able to protect themselves. So they thank God and thank God.
built the altar of in verse 12
Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, saying, The LORD
He has helped us up to this point, and he called his name Ebenezer.
Today, as we spend the twenty-second morning prayer time of Lent, God has come this far.
There must be a confession of faith that you have helped us. Are we facing various crises?
C. Economic problems, children's problems, health problems. And various tests will try to knock us down.
In times like these, we should not be discouraged or compromised.
You will have to offer Mizpah's repentance and Mizpah's prayer to the Lord.
For peace, for our souls, pray the earnest prayer of Mizpah and receive the blessing of Ebenezer.
I pray that you will be blessed in the name of the Lord.-Grace Ministry Information- 97.11 ☞Sermon/Park Seong-gyu-mok