In this video listen to 1 Samuel Chapter 6, read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.

1 Samuel Chapter 6 the Philistines are distressed and want to send the ark back. It cannot go to Shiloh - but Israel in general. Shiloh had been destroyed by the Philistines and the tabernacle quite likely too. Yet the Philistines aren’t 100% convinced that God was behind their problems, so they propose a test.

The ark is placed on a cart pulled by cows, with their not yet weaned calves nearby. Despite this the cows walk off with the ark, proving that God wanted his ark back. The Philistines send it back with offerings of golden tumors and rats, signs of the bubonic plague which had troubled them. The ark went to Beth Shemesh, a border town in Israel.

There Apparently 70 men tried to look inside the ark. Or was is 50,070? Cha ...