Ebenezer: The Stone of Help (1 Sam. 7)

"Here I raise my Ebenezer". How did an obscure location in 1 Samuel become part of one of the most famous hymns of the church?

Tonight we are concluding our story of Ebenezer and Ichabod. The Battle of Ebenezer opened chapter 4 and a different Ebenezer closes our passage, while Ichabod – no glory – well described the condition of Israel when the Ark of the Covenant was taken captive...