_And let us bring again the ark of our God to us._ THE ARK IN THE ROYAL CITY A place of honour, influence, and right, as:-- I. The centre of unity. II. The source of religious life. This act: 1. Purified religious life. 2. Unified religious life. 3. Organised religious life. III. The sign of... [ Continue Reading ]
_And when they came unto the threshing-floor of Chidon, Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark._ PEREZ-UZZA Learn-- I. If God be absent from a people and the ark be long in obscurity, that people will lose a sense of reverence. II. That God, mindful of His honours, often singles out guilty men... [ Continue Reading ]
_But carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom _ THE “ASIDES” OF GOD How much we owe to the “asides” of God. Obed-edom owed the benediction which descended upon his house to this “aside.” God’s way through life is thus wondrous: always indeed one great line of progress, yet who can count the d... [ Continue Reading ]
_And the Lord blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had._ THE SELECTION OF THE HOUSE OF OBED-EDOM Why was the house of Obed-edom selected for the three months’ sojourn of the ark? The choice of the ark’s resting-place was David’s first-fruits of repentance. He was terrified at the judgmen... [ Continue Reading ]