1 Samuel 7:4 Meaning and Explanation
“Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.”
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What Does 1 Samuel 7:4 Mean?
The people respond to Samuel's word with action. They put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, the male and female deities of Canaanite worship that had crept among them, and they serve the LORD only. The repentance Samuel called for becomes visible obedience.
True turning shows itself in what is set down as much as in what is taken up. The idols had to go before wholehearted service could begin. This is the pattern of every renewed heart: the rival affections are surrendered, and the love of God takes their place. To serve the LORD only is the simple, costly freedom that comes when divided hearts are made whole again.
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What does 1 Samuel 7:4 mean?
Israel obeys, putting away the Baals and Ashtaroth and serving the LORD alone.