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Assemble all Israel at Mizpah

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[1 Samuel 7:3]

And Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, "If you are returning to the LORD

with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths

and commit yourselves to the LORD and serve him only,

and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines."

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Eli the priest died, and after that Samuel became the high priest.

At that time Israel did not serve God properly but worshiped idols.

And they were very afraid of Philistia, a neighboring nation that threatened Israel.

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Samuel called all the tribes to restore Israel. And he told them.

“If you truly want to return to God, you must destroy the foreign gods and the Ashtoreth,

and God will save us from the hand of the Philistines when you will only serve God.”

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The people who heard the words of Samuel, the high priest, decided to obey the words.

They have destroyed the Baal and Ashtoreth idols they were serving.

They really decided to serve God alone.

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Samuel, who saw this, told the Israelites.

“Assemble all Israel at Mizpah, and I will intercede with the Lord for you.”

The Israelites who gathered at Mizpah offered God a prayer of repentance.

They prayed. “We have sinned against Jehovah.”

on that day they did not eat anything and fasted to repent of God.

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When the Israelites heard that they had gathered at Mizpah,

the Philistines came up to attack them.

The people of Israel heard the news that the Philistines were coming to attack,

and they were afraid and told the priest Samuel.

“ Do not stop praying to Jehovah for us. Ask God to rescue us from the Philistines.”

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Samuel offered the Lamb to God as a burnt offering.

And he prayed earnestly to Jehovah for Israel.

While Samuel was praying with sacrifices to God,

the Philistines were coming up to attack Israel.

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God listened to Samuel's earnest prayer and gave a great thunder to the Philistines.

The Philistines were startled by the surprise of God's thunder.

They did not miss the embarrassment, and the Israelites attacked them and defeated them.

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God saved Israel who repented of their mistakes at Mizpah.

It is very important to truly repent of God.

In 1907 there was a great repentance movement in Korea like the people of Israel.

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In the 1900s, Joseon did not differ from the fallen Israel.

There are many people who believe in God and believe in Jesus,

but still follow the habits of superstition and other religions.

They did not live according to the Bible, but they committed all kinds of sins.

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Hardy missionaries and a few missionaries who were doing missionary work

in these Korea dynasties found that they had a wrong mind in treating themselves.

There was a pride in their minds that they regarded as superior to the Korea people.

They realized their sin and their lack of faith and sincerely repented in front of the people.

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In 1903, true repentance began to take place in believers

who were moved by the repentance of Hardy's missionaries.

This repentance movement has continued for several years

and has begun to spread throughout the country.

The people who stole the money repented and gave back the money, and the nobles

who ignored the lower classes came to repentance, promising to treat the lower

classes as brothers and sisters according to the Bible.

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In January 1907, a large rally was held at the Jang Dae-Hyun Church in Pyongyang.

On that day, Pastor Gil Sun-joo, who stood on the pulpit as a preacher,

publicly repented of his sin, which had been touched by the Holy Spirit and stole money

left by his dead friend. Through the public repentance of Pastor Gil Sun-joo, the Holy Spirit came to the place.

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After the repentance of Pastor Gil Sun-joo, where the Holy Spirit came, many people,

from those who confess to murder to those who steal,

have confessed their sins and prayed for repentance to God.

The believers gathered there confessed not only great sins but also small sins,

and repented and begged forgiveness to God.

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This repentance movement in Pyongyang spread throughout the country.

This repentance movement is called the Great Pyongyang Movement in 1907.

From that time on, many people believed in Jesus began to grow.

The lives of believers in Jesus have been completely changed.

As they saw their changed image, the number of people who believed

in Jesus increased and the church was revived.

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A long time ago, a great salvation to the people of Israel gathered at Mizpah

and a remarkable revival in 1907 to the Korean people began as a true repentance before God.

When we realize our sins in the sight of God and ask for forgiveness to turn away

from our sins, God has mercy on us and forgives us through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.

Before God, we should always be ourselves, checking ourselves and turning around

so that we can always go the right path of faith.

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