Disarming the Powers
by Peter J. LeithartWhen the Philistines capture the ark, they think Dagon has defeated Yahweh. Yet Yahweh is a power worth deploying as a subordinate to Dagon, so that put the ark in Dagon’s temple (1 Samuel 5).Dagon apparently knows that he’s in the presence of the High God. Every morning, He bows in . . . . Continue Reading »