There is None Like the Lord - 1 Samuel 1-5

1 Samuel 2:2 (ESV Strong's)
2 “There is none holy like the Lord:
for there is none besides you;
there is no rock like our God.

There Is None Like the Lord

In today’s society we really don’t think about “other” gods the same way they did in the Old Testament.  We indeed have “other” gods, we just don’t practice worshiping them in the same way.  In chapter five of this book the story is told of the Philistines capturing the Ark of the Covenant (Israel symbol of worship).  In that chapter they Ark is taken to a town of the Philistines and place next to their god, Dagon.   The next morning they find their god, Dagon, (apparently in statue) fallen down in front of the Ark of the Covenant, as though worshiping it.   They set Dagon back on his feet (what kind of god is it that YOU had to set him back on his feet?).   The following morning, Dagon is once again down worshiping the Ark of the Covenant.  This time his hands and head have broken off.  The message is clear, there is NO other God like our God.   The above verse is part of a song that Hannah wrote the day she offered her son, Samuel, to serve God.   In her acknowledgement of this sacrifice, she acknowledges that God is sovereign over the affairs of mankind and He is unique among all those who worship a god.  Our gods today are not, for the most part, statues of images we bow down and worship.   Our gods are sports teams that we worship that keeps us away from serving God.   Our gods are shinning and move fast. Our gods are brick and mortar surrounded by perfectly cut blades of grass.  Our gods are occupations and pay stubs that provide the finances we need and the value we need in our lives.   These are nothing like our God!!!   They all, at one time or another, fall down with broken hands and displaced heads to worship our real God. There is NO god like our God!!!