Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. --1 Samuel 7-12---1- What brought God's people to be so far from the Lord .-2- A people returning to the LORD .-3- Stirred up adversaries and the Lord's use of them to give a blessing and deliverance .-4- A time, a place and a way to mark the LORD's help so far .