1 Samuel 7:5

“And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.”

"And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD." - 1 Samuel 7:5
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What does 1 Samuel 7:5 mean?

The Bible verse 1 Samuel 7:5 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the Lord." This verse is found in the Old Testament, specifically in the book of 1 Samuel. It is part of a larger narrative that…

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Gathering at Mizpeh: A Call to Divine Intercession

In the tapestry of Israelite history, the episode showcased in 1 Samuel 7:5 offers profound insights into the nature of leadership, communal repentance, and the transformative power of prayer. The verse states: "And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for…

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A Prayer of Renewal and Fervent Intercession

O Lord God Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we come before You today, inspired by the words of Your faithful servant Samuel, as recorded in 1 Samuel 7:5: "And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD." With a humble heart and contrite…

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1 Samuel 7:5 - "And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD."
1 Samuel 7:5-9 - "Then Samuel said, "Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will intercede with the LORD for you." When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted and there they confessed, "We have sinned against the LORD." Now Samuel was serving as leader of Israel at Mizpah. When the Philistines heard that Israel had assembled at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines came up to attack them. When the Israelites heard of it, they were afraid because of the Philistines. They said to Samuel, "Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that he may rescue us from the hand of the Philistines." Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on Israel’s behalf, and the LORD answered him."
"Then Samuel said, "Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will intercede with the LORD for you." When they had assembled at Mizpah, they drew water and poured it out before the LORD. On that day they fasted and there they confessed, "We have sinned against the LORD." Now Samuel was serving as leader of Israel at Mizpah. When the Philistines heard that Israel had assembled at Mizpah, the rulers of the Philistines came up to attack them. When the Israelites heard of it, they were afraid because of the Philistines. They said to Samuel, "Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, that he may rescue us from the hand of the Philistines." Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on Israel’s behalf, and the LORD answered him." - 1 Samuel 7:5-9
2 Samuel 7:5 - "Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?"
1 Samuel 5:7 - "And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god."
2 Samuel 5:7 - "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David."
1 Samuel 7:15 - "And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life."
2 Samuel 7:1–29
1 Samuel 14:7
1 Samuel 28:7
1 Samuel 8:7
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1 Samuel 7:9 - "¶ And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him."
1 Samuel 5: 3-4
1 Samuel 16:6-7
1 Samuel 8:7-9
1 Samuel 3:7 - "Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD yet revealed unto him."
1 Samuel 15:5 - "And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley."
1 Samuel 5:1 - "And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod."
1 Peter 5:7
1 Samuel 7:13 - "¶ So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel."
1 Samuel 5:5 - "Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day."
1 Samuel 7:8 - "And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines."
1 Samuel 7:12 - "Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us."
1 Peter 5:7
"Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?" - 2 Samuel 7:5
"And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life." - 1 Samuel 7:15
1 Samuel 29:7 - "Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines."
1 Samuel 27:7 - "And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months."