Guardians of the Mercy Seat

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Laadan dropped to his knees in the dirt of the city gate, his mind whirling like a wheel. All this news was overwhelming! The battle with the Philistines had been lost. Hophni and Phineas had been killed as prophesied, and Laadan’s brother, Uzzi, might even be dead. Eli was dead now, too, and even worse, the sacred Ark of God’s Covenant was gone. Could there be any news worse than this? Without the ark there was no hope for anyone in Israel anymore. It appeared Jehovah had indeed departed from Israel.

What would happen now? Would Laadan and his family become Philistine slaves? And what about his friends Iddo, Carme, and Leah? Would he ever see them again? Would the Philistines destroy God’s tabernacle too?

Guardians of the Mercy Seat chronicles the adventures of Laadan and his friends as they struggle to know God’s plan for Israel—and their own live. In the tumultuous days leading up to the capture of the Ark and the troubling times following its seizure, had God really left them? Would these kids have the courage to stand for what they believed, no matter what? Would they ever be able to return again to Shiloh to worship at the tabernacle? Or had God truly abandoned Israel?