“And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband. And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.” (1Sam 4: 21-22) When Israel lost the physical representation (The Ark of the Covenant) of God’s presence they declared that the glory of God had departed from their nation. …
