6 Bible Verses About emerods

The Lord will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

Deuteronomy 28:27KJV

But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.

1 Samuel 5:6KJV

And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

1 Samuel 5:12KJV

Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.

1 Samuel 6:4KJV

And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

1 Samuel 6:11KJV

And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;

1 Samuel 6:17KJV
Contemplating the biblical accounts of emerods reveals more than simple historical description of affliction. These passages serve as stark reminders of physical vulnerability and, in some instances, the tangible consequences that may follow a departure from divine order. Such suffering, while perhaps localized in the flesh, points toward a larger scriptural truth: the intricate connection between human actions and their repercussions, and the ultimate sovereignty of God. May these verses, therefore, encourage not morbid fascination with past plagues, but a sober reflection on our own spiritual state and a renewed commitment to the obedience and humility that are the true wellsprings of well-being in the sight of the Eternal.

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