1 Samuel 5-7 ; Proverbs 12:18-27 ; John 11:45-12:11 "General Johnston" © by Terri L. Stricker - Original Pencil Sketch on Paper Yesterday we stated that the Ark of God had no business in Philistia. As we come to 1 Samuel 5, we see that, after capturing it, the Philistines carried it to Ashdod – one of the five cities of the Philistines (cf., 1 Samuel 6:17). They placed the Ark in the temple of Dagon next to their statue (i.e., idol) of Dagon. Like all idols that man fash