The Lord Smashes Idols and Plagues Idolaters

I. Dagon Smashed before the Lord (vv. 1-6)
A. Ravaging Idolaters (Ps. 78:60-64; Jer. 7:12)
B. Dagon Smashed in His Own Temple
II. The Philistines Plagued by the Lord (vv. 7-12)
A. Plague and Confusion Stalk the Idolaters
B. Send the Ark of God Back to Israel!
III. Truths We Ignore to Our Discouragement and Peril
A. The First Commandment Applies to Nations
B. Pluralism is Idolatry and Will Be Defeated
C. The Lord Does Not Need Us to Fight for Him
D. Idolatry Blinds and Hardens – Cannot See God's "Signs"
E. Christ's Gospel Must Prevail (John 3:1-8