Ichabod toward Home: The Journey of God’s Glory (Biblia.com)

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Offering a unique entry into Old Testament theology, Walter Brueggemann examines 1 Samuel 4–6, the biblical text in which the ark of God is captured by the Philistines, seen to be a dangerous threat, and finally returned to Israel. In looking anew at what this story reveals about God’s glory, Brueggemann builds a powerful new theology of God’s sovereignty.

• In chapter 10, the abandonment of Jerusalem by YHWH is graphically articulated: Then the glory of the Lord rose up from the cherub to the threshold of the house; the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the glory of the Lord. The sound of the wings of the cherubim was heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when he speaks. (Ezek. 10:4–5) YHWH has dramatically, physically, quite publicly left the city, the place of presence. YHWH cannot

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