![]() ![]() And the men of Israel went out from Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and struck them” (1 Samuel 7:10–11). “The Lord thundered with a mighty sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were defeated before Israel. But God heard Samuel and answered with a magnificent display of power. Samuel responded by sacrificing a lamb to God on behalf of the people, and as he did, the Philistines began to attack. They pled to the prophet, “Do not cease to cry out to the Lord our God for us, that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines” (verse 8). ![]() But when the Philistines heard that Israel had gathered at Mizpah, they took it as an opportunity to march against them - and when Israel heard they were coming, the people panicked. There the people would fast and confess their collective infidelity to God (“We have sinned against the Lord,” 1 Samuel 7:6) and Samuel would pray for them (verse 5). When the time came, Samuel gathered the people at the town of Mizpah. It took twenty years for the people to be sufficiently humbled to turn to Samuel to lead them in restoring their relationship with God. Sadly, even with the loss of the ark, the nation was not yet ready to come before God in full repentance. So distressing was it to lose the ark that when news of it had come to Israel’s judge Eli, he fell backwards from his chair, broke his neck, and died (1 Samuel 4:18). The meaning of Ebenezer originates more than a thousand years before Christ, during the ministry of the prophet Samuel, who played a pivotal role at a key juncture in the history of God’s people.ĭuring Samuel’s early days as a prophet, Israel received back the ark of the covenant from the Philistines after seven months, having lost it in war. Baptist minister Robert Robinson (1735–1790) wrote “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing” at age 22, not long after his conversion, which was influenced in part by the preaching of evangelist George Whitefield. The Hebrew word Ebenezer may be the least known lyric among all our most beloved English hymns. The piano chord map is one of the most popular pages on the site so I hope you find it useful.Samuel took a stone and set it up.and called its name Ebenezer for he said, “Till now the Lord has helped us.” (1 Samuel 7:12) The Piano Chordmap system which I created allows you to generate up to 420 keyboard and piano chords for every key from Major to Minor 13th. Guitarists can find a set of basic Guitar Chords in the Guitar page. There are also some other music-related sections including information on the musical equipment I use (or have used), music transposition and music reference. The MIDI and MP3 files I have carried across from my old website but I won’t be updating that section any more. I have a chords and tab section which includes piano/keyboard tab and chords which I have transcribed myself (the chords are mainly for Queen songs). On this section I have placed some information which might be of use to you. I also started playing the guitar around 1995, although I’m not as proficient on the guitar as, on the piano, but at the same time I do enjoy it. Today, I play for my own enjoyment and as a musician I also gig with many bands, but mainly a Clonmel Rock band called Custom160. ![]() I had a few piano lessons and did up to grade 5 at which point I found contemporary music was more interesting to me than Mozart or Beethoven, although I do enjoy playing classical I no longer study it. ![]() I really enjoy music and I have played the piano since I was young. ![]()
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