Return of The Ark

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 10 July 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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# 190 - Return of the Ark - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, David sets out to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, but joy turns to tragedy when worship without reverence proves deadly. Join us as he learns the hard lesson that God’s presence can’t be carried on our terms—and finds the courage to return with humility, obedience, and true worship.Episode 190 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Psalm 5:4-5, “You are not a God who takes pleasure in evil; with you the wicked cannot dwell. The arrogant cannot stand in your presence; you hate all who do wrong.”Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(01:58) Intro with Yael Eckstein(02:48) Return of the Ark(27:58) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the chosen people.
0:02.8	I say we bring back the ark of the covenant here.
0:06.3	If the Lord is with us in battle, the Philistines will undoubtedly fall like grass before the sight.
0:12.7	But in their fervor, they had failed to reflect on the true nature of their defeat.
0:18.1	God's presence hadn't left Israel.
0:23.7	It was their hearts that had drifted far from the Lord as a fleet of ships lost to the raging seas. As the Philistines neared the Ark,
0:30.8	panic ripped through the Israelite ranks like wildfire. The Ark of God has been captured and all glory has departed.
0:43.4	We cannot keep the Ark. Both Ashdod and Gath nearly perished because of it.
0:51.0	The Ark was dutifully carried to Kiriat Jahan. It was brought to the house of Abinadab,
0:57.8	a reverent man who had devoted himself to caring for the ark. He consecrated his son,
1:03.9	Eliezer, to guard the ark, and did so faithfully for 20 years. He won't see my face until he brings me, Michael. She will be my peace offering.
1:15.6	This again, David. Please, for the love of God, let it rest. Macal is with another man.
1:24.6	She's my wife, by right. I paid for her in Philistine blood. Saul gave her away like a
1:32.5	trinket. I want her return. Michal was torn from the arms of the man she had come to love.
1:43.3	Her place was beside David now, by rights of first
1:47.5	marriage and by the slow, cruel arithmetic of kingship. This is an I-Heart podcast, guaranteed human.
1:58.2	As a listener of the Chosen People podcast, you know the power of God's Word. For Christians
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