Stopping the Devil From Using our Head and Hands

March 8, 2015
MF Blume


1 Samuel (5:1)  And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.  (2)  When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.  (3)  And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.  (4)  And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.

1Sa 5:4 YLT  …and the head of Dagon, and the two palms of its hands are cut off at the threshold, only the fishy part hath been left to him;
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"Philistine" means IMMIGRANT.

One immigrant we do not want to have in our land is THE DEVIL and his evil spirits.

The god of the Philistines was a FISH GOD.

THIS IS LIKE THE DEVIL.

But when Jesus saves us, we are born again and must LEARN we are saved and the devil cannot use our head and hands any more!

When the Philistines took the ARK into their false god's temple, IT REPRESENTS Jesus going in to destroy the power of the devil.

SO BOTH OUR LIVES AND THE DEVIL must be taken care of to set us free.

TWO VERY IMPORTANT ASPECTS of our lives are represented as HUMAN HANDS AND HEAD on Dagon.

Rom 6:2 KJV  God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

Rom 6:12 KJV  Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

Rom 6:14 KJV  For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
But we have to understand this, because the instinctive way is to think we have to sin.
Israel was in a backslidden state where the spiritual leader, Eli the High Priest, had eyes that were dim.

We become defeated in our lives.

Eli had two sons who were wicked and adulterous.
HOPHNI's name means FIST FIGHTER.
PHINEHAS' name means MOUTH OF THE SERPENT.

Look at how it all started that day.

1 Samuel 4:10  And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.  (11)  And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.  (12) And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

This messenger from Benjamin is very significant.

Not only was ELI dim-sighted and had sons who lived like devils, fist fighter and mouth of the serpent, but he was VERY FLESHY (fat) and was called AN OLD MAN.

This message from this man of Benjamin told Eli that the ark was taken and his two sons were killed -- and it caused the OLD MAN TO DIE.

When they heard the ARK OF THE COVENANT was taken by the enemy, it represents how JESUS CHRIST WAS TAKEN BY THE DEVIL and crucified.

Hebrews 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

But it also deals with our lusts and flesh

Galatians 5:24  And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

When we were baptized in the name of Jesus Christ into Jesus Christ's death WE DIE WITH JESUS.

Paul preached the cross in Romans 6 and told us we're crucified with Jesus.

Romans 6:6 KJV  Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

AND IT SLAYS THE OLD MAN!

Like Paul's message, the message of the man of Benjamin killed the OLD MAN.

KNOW THIS and get victory!

In our story, not only did the PHILISTINES (the devils) have to be dealt with, BUT THE OLD FLESHY MAN IN ISRAEL died as well!

You are the spiritual leader of YOUR LIFE.

AFTER A BENJAMITE GIVES A MESSAGE THAT SLAYS THE OLD MAN, WE READ ABOUT THE ARK IN WAYS THAT PARALLEL THE THREE DAYS OF THE WORK OF THE CROSS.

1Sa 5:1-5 KJV  And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.  (2)  When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.  (3)  And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow (DAY TWO), behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.  (4)  And when they arose early on the morrow morning (DAY THREE), behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.  (5)  Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.

If the devil and sin ever had a TEMPLE it would be a tomb since he had power of death!

DAY 1- Ark is put into temple of Dagon.

DAY 2 - Dagon is seen fallen down on face before the ark.

DAY 3 - DAGON IS SEEN fallen down again with head and hands broken off on the threshold!

JESUS WAS THREE DAYS IN THE TOMB, and arose the third day!

1Sa 5:7 KJVR  And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
It's the hand of God upon us (our old man) and DAGON, THE DEVIL!

The THIRD DAY the head and hands of DAGON were broken off.

1 Samuel 5:4 ...and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.

Literally it was ONLY THE FISHY PART that was left.

1Sa 5:4 YLT  And they rise early in the morning on the morrow, and lo, Dagon is fallen on its face to the earth, before the ark of Jehovah, and the head of Dagon, and the two palms of its hands are cut off at the threshold, only the fishy part hath been left to him;

When you are carnal, and led by the flesh and ruled by sin, THE DEVIL USES YOUR HEAD.

And if the devil has your HEAD, he HAS YOUR HANDS.
You need to go back to the place where Jesus laid.
Just because Israel was God's people did not mean the Philistines could not conquer them and defeat them.

Similarly, just because you are a Christian and Jesus Christ won the war for you does not mean the devil cannot take over your MIND and ACTIONS when you let the OLD MAN rule and do not pray and do not deny self and you let the light go out in your life, and don’t learn truths like this.

KNOW speaks of your HEAD.

Rom 6:9-11 KJVR  Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him.  (10)  For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God.  (11)  Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

But YOUR HANDS are involved here, too.

Rom 6:13 KJVR  Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead (a matter of the head that KNOWS one is dead to sin and alive to God), and your members (such as hands) as instruments of righteousness unto God.

Notice that the MARK OF THE BEAST is on THE HEAD AND HAND. FOREHEAD, right HAND.

When you BREAK THE NECK of the OLD MAN with the truth by learning the work of the cross, that is when the glory of God's power goes to work and the DEVIL gets his neck broken and LOSES YOUR HEAD!

When you affect the old man with the cross, you affect the DEVIL!
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