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2) Reign

The Ark speaks to us about God’s…

3) Word

4) Power

5) Provision

1) Presence

6) Holiness

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Joyful celebration

Pattern

Tragedy

David’s reaction

Blessing / Condemnation

Bringing up the Ark

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Joyful celebration (v5)

Attempt 1

Tragedy (v6-7)

Bringing up the Ark (v1-4)

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“This Uzzah story goes so against the grain of human preferences. We would never have ‘invented’ a God like this – not if we want to win converts and influence people. This God is not very marketable.”

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“When the camp is to move, Aaron and his sons are to go in and take down the shielding curtain and put it over the ark of the covenant law. Then they are to cover the curtain with durable leather, spread a cloth of solid blue over that and put the poles in place.”

Numbers 4v5-6

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“…when the camp is ready to move, only then are the Kohathites to come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy things or they will die. The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.”

Numbers 4v15

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“God struck down some of the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, putting seventy of them to death because they looked into the ark of the Lord. The people mourned because of the heavy blow the Lord had dealt them…

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“…And the people of Beth Shemesh asked, ‘Who can stand in the presence of the Lord, this holy God?’”

1 Samuel 6v19-20

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Joyful celebration (v5)

Attempt 1

Tragedy (v6-7)

David’s reaction (v8-9)

Blessing for Obed-Edom (v10-11)

Bringing up the Ark (v1-4)

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Joyful celebration (v14-15)

Attempt 2

Tragedy (v16)

David’s reaction (v17-19)

Condemnation for David (v20-23)

Bringing up the Ark (v12-13)

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2) Reign

The Ark speaks to us about God’s…

3) Word

4) Power

5) Provision

1) Presence

6) Holiness

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2) Reign

The Ark Jesus speaks to us about God’s…

3) Word

4) Power

5) Provision

1) Presence

6) Holiness

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