The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-10-11
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which up to this time had been q continued
disgrace In their midst, he at once thinks of
the Ark Of God pitches tent for IL in
Jerusalem vso1D and proceeds TO bring IL
Egypt and brought down to Mt. Sinai,
entered into covenant with Jehovah to be
His peculiar people, kingdom of priests
lEx XIX, s, o, He commanded a Tabernacle
20 q erected, IN which He might dwell in
The Ark Of the covenant was the first vessel
OF tbs Tabernacle concerning which He
gave commandment to Moses, and q knowl-
edge Of 1t and it's significance and history is
essential to right understanding Of this
1. Again, David gathered together all the
chosen men OF Israeli thirty thousand" The
previous chapter tells In it's closing verses of
the gathering Of Israel to defeat their ene-
mics the Philistines and how David, ON two
different occasions and by different methods,
successfully overcame them, being guided by
the Lord In answer to prayer (chap. W, 10
29 but this is a gathering not to overcome
enemies but to rejoice in the Lord; and It
was held after due consultation with the
captains OF th0usands and hundreds and
every ieadery5Q staf viii, "
2. And David aross, and went with all
the people to bring up from thence
and also I Chr. xiii. :, g says that they went
to Baslah, that IS, to Kirjath- -jearim; the ark
had been here in the house of Abinadab since
the time when the Philistines sent it home in
new cart drawn by two mill; cows, leaving
their calves shut up at home. 1t had been
with the Philistines seven months, the Taber-
the ark had been taken. q Sam.
w., 9. (which IS called by tho Name, even
the Name Of the Lord Of Hosts that sitteth
most intimate association of the Ark with
the name of Jehovah; it Is a wondrous typo
OF tho Lord Jesus Christ as the end of the
law for righteousness to every one that be-
propitiation for sins compare Heb. tx, s.
and Rom ill, %, r. v. margin); and as one
with His church, the light aud glory of earth
in the days Of tho New Jerusalem. The
wood and gold are Suggestive Of the human
ity and divinity of Christ; the mercy seat is
explained by the passages already given; the
tables OF testimony, safely kept in tho Ark,
speak OF Him who came to fulfill all right
eousness, and Of whom It is written: 81 de-
ighs y ,tS,r tG Thy wii my God yea Ihy law
thought that the cherubim represent the
church, His body. is sufficiently established
by the factthat they were beaten out Of the
same pieces of gold which formed the mercy
seat (Ex. XIV, 10, margin).
3. "And they set the Ark of God upon a
new cart" David failed to inquire OF the
Lord in this matter, else we should not have
had this sad record. He knew better, for
hear him: Then David said, none ought to
carry the ark Of God but tho Ievites. for
them hath the Lord chosen to carry the Ark
of God, and to minister unto Him forever Il
Chr. XIV, y. Why then did he not do right
at the first2 Some of us would say, didn't
think, or it didn't seaa necessary to pray
about so small matter; there was no dan
ger, you know; it wasn't like going to war
with the enemy, just going over to Kirjath-
jearim to bring the Ark Of Jerusalem, and il
1t came all right In new cart from the
Philistines why not bring it in a new cart
chastisement that Gods appointed way is the
only way, and that He will not tolerate any
" new cart business" among His redeemed
people. IS
4b. "Ahis went Before tho Ark; and
and the man who would dare to find fault,
simply because the Ark was I'm O cart drawn
by oxen instead of being on the shoulders of
the Levites, would deserve to be called mar
row minded and a croaker; nevertheless he
would stand in tho minority with God, and
be blessed man even though against the
King.
6. "Uzzah put forth his hand to the Ark of
God, and took hold of IL; for the oxen stum-
BILE was on tho part Of David when he en-
ployed this method but that was not so
manifest nor did 1t seem to endanger the
safety of the Ark as much ns this stumble of
the oxen. The danger Of u wrong step does
not always appear at first. and the sin is
often MADE manifest only through failure on
the part of those not directly responsible
z. "The anger of the Lord was kindled
against Uzzah, and God smote him there for
his error" Uzzah signifies strength, and
strength is a good thing, but the work of the
Lord Is not dependent upon tho strength Of
men; His strength Is made perfect In our
meekness, and His work is accomplished not
by the might or power Of man but by the
Spirit of the Lord Of Hosts III Cor. XII. 8:
tie high priest TsssgsRsss gSRs t etbs ptR 2
the holy vessels to be carried, and that the
sons of Kohath, who carried them, were not
they were covered, upon pain Of death;
Uzzah in taking hold Of the Ark disobeyed
this command, as did also the men OF Beth
shemesh q Sam. vi, 19; although there
seems to have been some reason for Uzzahs
act, and there was none whatever for them.
Learn that there can be no excuse for disobe-
dience.
s. "And David was displeased." 1t is q
sad affair when the servant Of the Lord, be
he King or peasant, becomes displeased with
his Master It shows how disobedience al
ways leads TO other sins and strikes at the
very root of fellowship with God. A God of
Love can do no wrong, can by no means
make mistake, and the only right thing for
His children to do is to walk with Him in
cheerf al submission.
3d. "And David was afraid Of the Lord that
day" Another result of his sin, which pray
er and obedience would have saved him
from.
TO- II, "The Lori blessed obed-edom. and
all his household" David refused at that
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