1 The Philistines had God’s Box for seven months. ⏳ 2 They called their holy men and wise men and asked, “What do we do with God’s Box?” 3 The holy men said, “Do not send it back with no gift. Give a gift for your wrong.” 4 They asked, “What gift?” The men said, “Make five gold sores and five gold mice for the five leaders.” 5 “Make the gold sores and gold mice. Say sorry to Israel’s God. Maybe He will stop the bad.” 6 “Do not be hard like Egypt and the king. God hit them. Then they let the people go.” ➡️ 7 “Make a new cart. Get two mom cows. They never pulled a cart. Tie them. Take the baby cows back home.” ➡️ 8 “Put God’s Box on the cart. Put the gold gift in a small box by it. Then send it away.” ➡️ 9 “Watch. If the cows go to Beth-shemesh, God did this. If not, then it was not God.” ➡️️ 10 The men did what the holy men said. ✅ 11 They put God’s Box on the cart and the small box with the gold mice and gold sores. 12 The cows went straight on the road to Beth-shemesh. They mooed and did not turn. The leaders walked after them to the edge. ➡️️️ 13 The people in Beth-shemesh were cutting wheat in the field. They saw God’s Box and were very happy. 14 The cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh. It stopped by a big rock. They cut the cart wood and gave the cows to God in fire. ✂️ 15 The helper men of God (Levites) took down God’s Box and the small box. They put them on the big rock. That day the men gave many gifts to God. 16 The five Philistine leaders saw it and went back to Ekron that day. 5️⃣➡️️ 17 These are the gold sores the Philistines sent: one each for Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. 18 And the gold mice were for many towns of the five leaders. The big rock is still there in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh. ️ 19 God punished many men in Beth-shemesh because they looked into God’s Box. Many men died, and the people cried. ❌ 20 The men said, “Who can be near the Lord? He is holy. Where can we send His Box?” 21 They sent men to Kiriath-jearim and said, “The Philistines sent back God’s Box. Come and take it.” ➡️️