The Holy God in 2 Samuel: David and the Ark of the Covenant
Explore the narrative of David's attempt to bring the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem as recorded in 2 Samuel. Witness the reverence, celebrations, and consequences that unfolded during this significant event in Israelite history.
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The Holy God! 2 Samuel 6:1-15
Ark of the Covenant Stone Tablets given to Moses on Mt. Sinai A Jar of Manna Aaron s Rod that budded
1 Samuel 4-6 Philistines captured the Ark 1 Samuel 6 Philistines return the Ark on a new cart pulled by milk cows Ends up in Kiriath-Jearim (Abinadab s Home) Eleazar responsibility to guard the ark ( 1 Samuel 7:1) 1 Samuel 7:2 The ark remained at Kiriath Jearim a long time twenty years in all.
2 Samuel 6:1-2 1 David again brought together all the able young men of Israel thirty thousand. 2He and all his men went to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, the name of the LORD Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim on the ark.
2 Samuel 6:3-5 3They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart 4with the ark of God on it, and Ahio was walking in front of it. 5David and all Israel were celebrating with all their might before the LORD, with castanets, harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.
2 Samuel 6:6-7 6When they came to the threshing floor of Nakon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. 7The LORD s anger burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act; therefore God struck him down, and he died there beside the ark of God.
2 Samuel 6:8-9 8Then David was angry because the LORD s wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah. 9David was afraid of the LORD that day and said, How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?
2 Samuel 6:10-11 10He was not willing to take the ark of the LORD to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed- Edom the Gittite. 11The ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed him and his entire household.
2 Samuel 6:12 12Now King David was told, The LORD has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and everything he has, because of the ark of God. So David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing.
2 Samuel 6:13-15 13When those who were carrying the ark of the LORD had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf. 14Wearing a linen ephod, David was dancing before the LORD with all his might, 15while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets.
The Celebration Parade Ark on a new cart (3) Oxen stumble Uzzah reaches out to steady the Ark and keep it from falling The Lord strikes Uzzah dead because of his irreverent act. (7)
An Irreverent Act Exodus 25 - Instructions for transporting the Ark Uzzah grew up in a priest s home knew the right way Uzzah chose the Philistine way over God s way new cart vs. carried with poles
Story of Warning Brought to Attention Beware the God! Story of holiness reverence obedience David was afraid of the Lord that day. (9)
David tries again Carrying the ark of the Lord (13) David sacrifices every 6 steps no hurry David refuses to trivialize God and God s ways Worships wholeheartedly exuberantly freely David didn t care what others thought only what God thought
Worship is the strategy by which we interrupt our preoccupation with ourselves and attend to the presence of God. Worship is the time and place that we assign for deliberate attentiveness to God not because He s confined to time and place but because our self-importance is so insidiously relentless that if we don t deliberately interrupt ourselves regularly, we have no chance of attending to him at all at other times and in other places. (Peterson, Leap Over a Wall, pp.152-153)
Davids wife - Michal Michal is abhorred by David s unbridled worship Undignified Un-kingly Embarrassing David didn t care what she thought only what God thought
Things to Think aboutAct on Do we need reminded of God s Holiness? Have we been treating lightly the things of God? Have we lost our sense of wonder and awe? Have we adopted the Philistine way over God s way? Do we have a healthy fear of the Lord? Do we need to let go to God in worship?
