Shmuel I, Chapter 4: "The Magic Jew-Box"

What happens when a nation substitutes genuine spiritual alignment with mechanical, "magic box" religion? In this episode on Shmuel I, Chapter 4 , we dive straight into one of the darkest, most pivotal chapters in Tanakh: the total collapse at Even HaEzer. After losing 4,000 soldiers in an initial clash with the Philistines, Israel's elders ask the right question— why did we lose? —but jump to the…