6:7
The priests took the whole matter very seriously, realising that they were dealing with a serious God who had power, so they insisted on a new cart, and cows that had calved, but never been yoked. The calves were to be penned up, i.e. effectively locked behind closed doors. The significance of all this is that if the cows did go to Israel, then it would be proof that it was the Lord leading them, for their natural instinct would be to go back to their calves.
6:8,9
The Ark was to be placed on the cart, along with the gold offerings. They were then to keep an eye on it. If it did indeed head off to Israel this would prove that it was the Lord who had brought disaster on the land. Otherwise it would just be coincidence that the disasters had happened at the same time as the Ark was present. The Philistine priests are demonstrating a high degree of intelligence, even a scientific approach to the matter.
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