Israel went to battle with the Philistines. The Philistines won and captured the Chest of God!
It caused them lots of problems; so much grief that they decided to give it back to the Israelites.
To appease the God of Israel the Philistines created five golden tumors, five golden rats and placed them - along with the Chest of God - on a brand-new cart pulled by two cows that had never been harnessed.
Meanwhile, they locked the cows' calves in a barn.
The Philistine leaders set the cows/cart loose thinking that if the cows went toward Israel, then the God of Israel was indeed leading them.
This test of God was unlikely to succeed since the cows would surely turn toward the barn where their calves would be bellowing.
But, the cows apparently listened to God and headed straight for the town of Beth Shemish in Israel and stopped in the field - where harvesters were working - of a man named Joshua.! The people quickly broke up the cart, made a fire of the wood and sacrificed the cows to God as a thank offering!
God showed His sovereignty over nature by directing these cows where He wanted them to go! The Philistine leaders learned a valuable lesson about GOD that day!
Did God really direct these two cows?
Oh yes! And if they listened to Him and obeyed Him - why don't you?
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