Ebenezer Ale House in West Seneca hasn't been able to hire the help it needs, either, and has had to close its doors two days per week in order to make do with the staff it has. The restaurant had 42 ...
This was the name of the memorial stone set up by Samuel to commemorate the divine assistance given to Israel in their great battle against the Philistines, whom they totally routed (1 Samuel 7:7-12) at Aphek, in the neighborhood of Mizpeh, in Benjamin, near the western entrance of the pass of Beth-horon. Ebenezer is mentioned three times in the Bible.
Ebenezer is a Hebrew word that means “stone of help.” Ebenezer is a word with power and importance. We may read over it in Scripture without a second thought. But what we need to understand is the importance of this word to not just Samuel and the Israelites, but to us in the 21st century. Christians can raise their Ebenezer because God is our stone of help.
Most of us are familiar with the name “Ebenezer” because of the character Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens’s novella A Christmas Carol. Because of that story, the name “Ebenezer” has taken on the connotation of miserliness and a lack of charity—although, to be fair, Ebenezer Scrooge did become a changed man at the end of the story.
Conclusion Ebenezer, meaning “stone of help,” carries within its name a profound witness to God’s faithfulness. Rooted in biblical history and evidenced by geographical and archaeological data, it remains an enduring symbol encouraging every generation to remember the God who rescues, restores, and provides.