2 Samuel 6:1-11
THE FIRST ATTEMPT ENDS SADLY... [ Continue Reading ]
THE FIRST ATTEMPT ENDS SADLY... [ Continue Reading ]
Again, David gathered together all the chosen men of Israel, the captains and leaders of the army, together with the best soldiers of the nation, THIRTY THOUSAND.... [ Continue Reading ]
And David arose and went with all the people that were with him, from Baale of Judah, to Kirjath-baal or Kirjath-jearim, TO BRING UP FROM THENCE THE ARK OF GOD, which had been in the house of Abinadab some seventy years, since the time that the Philistines had returned this trophy, 1 Samuel 7, WHOSE... [ Continue Reading ]
And they set the ark of God, literally, "let it ride," UPON A NEW CART, AND BROUGHT IT OUT OF THE HOUSE OF ABINADAB THAT WAS IN GIBEAH, on the hill; AND UZZAH AND AHIO, THE SONS OF ABINADAB, here probably in the sense of grandsons of Abinadab, and sons of Eleazar, who had been the first guardian of... [ Continue Reading ]
And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which was at Gibeah, on the hill, ACCOMPANYING THE ARK OF GOD, the two men acting as guardians; AND AHIO WENT BEFORE THE ARK, while Uzzah walked along at the side of the cart.... [ Continue Reading ]
And David and all the house of Israel, the entire assembled multitude, PLAYED BEFORE THE LORD, IN HIS HONOR, ON ALL MANNER OF INSTRUMENTS MADE OF FIR-WOOD, with all their might, and with songs, 1 Chronicles 13:8, EVEN ON HARPS, the Jewish zithers, AND ON PSALTERIES, small harps held in the hand, AND... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they came to Nachon's threshing-floor, a permanent floor along the road leading to Jerusalem, probably covered with a roof, UZZAH PUT FORTH HIS HAND TO THE ARK OF GOD AND TOOK HOLD OF IT, FOR THE OXEN SHOOK IT; in stepping to the side of the road or in slipping they jostled the ark, so that... [ Continue Reading ]
And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah, for the unauthorized touching of the ark, as of the throne of God's glory in the midst of Israel, was a profanation of the Lord's majesty; AND GOD SMOTE HIM THERE FOR HIS ERROR, for his rash mistake in touching the ark; AND THERE HE DIED BY THE AR... [ Continue Reading ]
And David was displeased, becoming angry that his undertaking had resulted in such a misfortune, BECAUSE THE LORD HAD MADE A BREACH UPON UZZAH, by inflicting this stroke; AND HE CALLED THE NAME OF THE PLACE PEREZ-UZZAH (the breach of Uzzah) TO THIS DAY.... [ Continue Reading ]
And David was afraid of the Lord that day, the anger over his misfortune gradually turned to apprehension and then to fear, as he considered that his disregard of the Lord's command about transporting the ark had evidently been the cause of the unfortunate happening, AND SAID, HOW SHALL THE ARK OF T... [ Continue Reading ]
So David would not remove the ark of the Lord unto him in to the city of David, fearing that misfortune might strike his entire family if he proceeded with his plan; BUT DAVID CARRIED IT ASIDE INTO THE HOUSE OF OBED-EDOM THE GITTITE, who hailed from Gath-Rimmon, the Levitical city in Dan, a musician... [ Continue Reading ]
And the ark of the Lord continued in the house of Obed-edom, the Gittite, three months; and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and all his household. To the believers of the New Testament the most holy thing is God's Word and Sacrament, for where the means of grace are administered, there the Triune God dwe... [ Continue Reading ]
And it was told King David, saying, the Lord hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So the mere presence of the ark did not bring misfortune, as David had feared. All depended, rather, upon one's attitude toward the Lord, whether that was on... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SECOND ATTEMPT SUCCESSFUL... [ Continue Reading ]
And it was so that, when they that bare the ark of the Lord, for David did not repeat his first mistake of transporting it on a cart, HAD GONE SIX PACES, HE SACRIFICED OXEN AND FATLINGS, literally, "he caused to be sacrificed an ox and a fat calf," in order to consecrate the procession, which had st... [ Continue Reading ]
And David, when the procession moved on, DANCED BEFORE THE LORD WITH ALL HIS MIGHT, in an ecstasy of holy joy; AND DAVID WAS GIRDED WITH A LINEN EPHOD, a copy of those worn by the priests, for David, as the head of a nation of priests, wore this garment in honor of Jehovah.... [ Continue Reading ]
So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting, amid the joyful acclamation of the people, AND WITH THE SOUND OF THE TRUMPET, used on all festive occasions.... [ Continue Reading ]
And as the ark of the Lord came in to the City of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, showing the characteristics of her father rather than those of her husband, LOOKED THROUGH A WINDOW, for she had probably disdained to mingle with the common people, AND SAW KING DAVID LEAPING AND DANCING BEFORE THE LO... [ Continue Reading ]
And they brought in the ark of the Lord, and set it in his place, in a space marked off as particularly holy, IN THE MIDST OF THE TABERNACLE THAT DAVID HAD PITCHED FOR IT, a large tent with costly curtains. AND DAVID OFFERED BURNT OFFERINGS AND PEACE-OFFERINGS BEFORE THE LORD, preparing for the sacr... [ Continue Reading ]
And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts, not with the blessing of Aaron, which pertained to the priests only, but in an address in which he called down upon them the blessings of Jehovah.... [ Continue Reading ]
And, after the ceremony of dedication, HE DEALT AMONG ALL THE PEOPLE, EVEN AMONG THE WHOLE MULTITUDE OF ISRAEL, AS WELL TO THE WOMEN AS MEN, TO EVERY ONE A CAKE OF BREAD, like those baked for sacrificial meals, Exodus 29:23; Leviticus 8:24, AND A GOOD PIECE OF FLESH, either a slab of bread or a meas... [ Continue Reading ]
Then David, still filled with elation over the success of his undertaking, RETURNED TO BLESS HIS HOUSEHOLD, as he had blessed the entire assembly AND MICHAL, THE DAUGHTER OF SAUL, still under the influence of her feeling of disgust, CAME OUT TO MEET DAVID AND SAID, HOW GLORIOUS WAS THE KING OF ISRAE... [ Continue Reading ]
And David said unto Michal, in a gentle, but very effective reproof of her pride, IT WAS BEFORE THE LORD, WHICH CHOSE ME BEFORE THY FATHER AND BEFORE ALL HIS HOUSE, the sons who might have been his successors, TO APPOINT ME RULER OVER THE PEOPLE OF THE LORD, OVER ISRAEL. Saul had been rejected by Go... [ Continue Reading ]
And I will yet be more vile than thus, ready to bear still greater contempt on the part of men, AND WILL BE BASE IN MINE OWN SIGHT; AND OF THE MAID-SERVANTS WHICH THOU HAST SPOKEN OF, OF THEM SHALL I BE HAD IN HONOR, fully satisfied with the homage given him by the lowest in the nation. He that humb... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore, because she had exhibited such unwarranted pride, MICHAL, THE DAUGHTER OF SAUL, HAD NO CHILD UNTO THE DAY OF HER DEATH, one of the severest punishments known in the Old Testament. Like David and the children of Israel, the believers rejoice in the Lord and in His Word and gladly sing prai... [ Continue Reading ]