1 Samuel 6:11 Meaning and Explanation
“And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.”
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Read Full Chapter →They place the ark on the cart along with the box containing the golden mice and tumors.
What Does 1 Samuel 6:11 Mean?
With the cows yoked, the men load the cart: first the ark of the LORD, then the chest holding the golden mice and golden images of their tumors. The plagues that had ravaged them now ride home in gold beside the holy ark, a strange procession of confession and offering setting out toward Israel.
Side by side travel two things, the symbol of God's presence and the tokens of human guilt brought to Him. That pairing tells the whole story of redemption in miniature: people must bring their guilt into the presence of the holy God, not flee from Him with it. Wherever His presence goes, there is the only place where the burden of sin can finally be laid down.
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What does 1 Samuel 6:11 mean?
They place the ark on the cart along with the box containing the golden mice and tumors.