What does 1 Samuel 4 reveal about what God does in my place and on my behalf (the work of the Son)? God sent the Son to suffer and die (an apparent defeat) so that God’s people can be delivered from their sins. He also comes to live the perfect life in our place so that we can have the right to eternal life in God’s presence.
1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek.