The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11


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LEssoN TEXT - Sam. 0:i-I3.
GOLDEN TEXT Tho Lord ioveth tho 0at>
~ Zion moro than AL the dwellings Z
Jacob -Ps. ST.
CENTRAL TnUTu-Tho institutions or n
iiRion blessing 70 tho heart, the homo IN
Tixx-About b. O. los2 srx or seve
years after David becam3 King over Israc
fLAcE-Thoa ark was Ut KIrjath-jearim. te
miles northwest Of Jerusalem. on the roa
70 Joppa
PARALI-EL AccoUxrs-A fuller account 1
given IN Chron. chaps. ~, Is. ID
INrnopUcTIoS-David was now firmly q
tablIshed on his throne. His capital wa
fortified, his palace built He had conoucrc,
several enemies. His next duty was 10 re-
establish religion and thus bind the natiou
together.
HELPS ovER HARD PLAcEs-The ark hat
boon at Kirjath- jcarim FOR about seventy
years. lthad been brought there from ths
thilistincs, who had captured il IN tho bat
tle 70 which Ellis sons had brought Il d
Sam. 4:l-1s; sec Less. 2. Third Quarterj
All this time there had been great neglect
OF religion. David prepared place for tho
ARK on Mount Zion, IN Jerusalem Il Chron.
DID. J. Ihs choscs men cf Israel: dele.
gates or representatives from all parts Of
the Kingdom. 2. From: describing the 70.
turn 70 Jerusalem; tho assembly gathered
here Bddle ~ Judah; tho samo as Kirjath.
jearim forest city, 4 Chron. 136). Sea
Place. That drelieth belsreen the ch<y4bim. on
the mercy seat over the ark. Here God had
been accustomed TO manifest Him.
self. 3. Set the ark upon q seu
cart: In the same way In which II was
brought BY the Philistines Il Sam. 6 IN.
But tho Philistines had no means Of know.
ing the law. The Israelites should have
known that this was contrary 70 the law
mum. 4;l5; 5:0). 4. Abinddab; tho man In
whose care the ark was placed. He was
probably dead, and his descendants took
charge OF the ark. Gfbeah: not . proper
name; It means hill. g. Played: danced "a
instrumental and vocal music. Psaneri<s:
lutes or Tyres. Tsmbrels: tamborines. q.
Took hold ~ ne ark: contrary % express
command (Num. AIS; Sam. 0:l9. Tne
oxen shock Il; the roads are very rough IN
Palestine unit for carriages, and the oxen
stumbled Il Chron. 1872. 4 TIE anger %
hs Lord; not passion, but indignation
against sin. And God smoh him: q BY Z
lightning stroke. The punishment was
severe, but ID Uxsah should have known
better. CD Neglect Of the law It the begin.
ming OF a new era like this would bring
neglect ana error into the whole religious
ceremonial 8 Dostd was dspledsed: the
death OF Uzzah broke up all David's plans,
ana was great disappointment 10 the PEG.
pie. This WAS their part Of the punish.
mcnt. IS. HOUSE OF Vb<d-edom: probabI,
near the city. He was Levite. probably
born In Gath Rimmon OF Manasseh. and
hence called Gittite; that Is, Gathita 12.
50 David brought up TIE ark: for q fuller
description, see 4 Chron. chaps. Is and 10.
r.. -, 81, 132, and the hymns given in
Chron. 10 (thc same Is Pc. los rs; 80; and
lO6:45, 49, belong to this occasion.
Lesson FAcTs-About seventy years had
passed since the ark Of the covenant had
stood In the tabernacle OF God. They were
years Of great political disturbance and re-
ligious decline. After David had pacified
the civil aisscnsions Of Israel, and gained
the ascendancy over his foreign foes. be
turned his attention at once TO the state d
religion AT home. His first thought then
was the r6storation Of the ark 70 IL former
place, and the renewal Of the worship OF
God according 70 the ordinances given b.
God 70 Moses. How he laid bic rians. how
be failed 70 carry them into exception q
nrst end how y finally suoceeded, sre tod
co.n1sss- DavId's nstivs il wishlne q
remove the ark 70 Jerusalem was rood. h
wanted 70 honor God. and draw back che
people p their allegiance 20 their Heavenly
King. a. carrying out his plans, he pro.
posed 70 DO every thing On . grand scale,
y oentted the occasion So be gathered a
army Of thirty thousand men and
With them marched 70 tho house Of
Abinadab-who was Levite. and whose
on kleaxar bad been charged % keep the |
'rk (see Sam. 5:D IL Oibeah, 70 bring |
he ARK 70 his capital with much pomn II |
u this there was nothing wrong, but Il |
vas al frustrated because Of cuIpsble care |
cssncss. The King ought 70 have known |
hat God had commanded that only the L.
ties should carry the ark, and that on their
houlders. just - God would allow only
be high priest % enter the Holy or holies.
nd that only once : year, 10 order % i'm
rcss holy reverence On the people, 90 He i
I'd ordered that none but Levites should |
'uch the ark. IL may b that David thought L
lat this regulation was Of small account: Il
nee the Philistines had put the ark on :
lrts and Abinadab had had it for some
me In his house. But David had no BUSH
css 70 do any "thinking'' that was con-
airy 20 Code express command. He
light have known that, for doing just
10, Aaron's two sons had been struck
'ad By God. He should, moreover, have
mcmbcred that God smote the men Of
cth-shemesh for irreverenco eco Sam.
10). In acting q 10 did David did
rong, and was culpably careless. This
q 70 severe punishment. One Gin
ways leads % another, aud the wrong
ono man may do harm to another.
hen the ark began to movo the oxen /
nmbled, and Uxxah rashly put out his
md and caught hold Of The ark. A. : ,
nseQucncc. God smoto him and he died.
, was smittcn, not % much for touching !.
. ark = for taking part u the whole
occcdinR Of putting tho ark on cart,
d not on the shoulders Of the Levitcs.
Yah himself was LovIte, and ought to
We known better. David did wrong, but :
zah did moro wrong The punishment
Czzah was for his own sin, and was
eat and solemn lesson 70 all Israel, and 3
David Is well, 70 obey Gods commands i
wn TO thu minutcst detail.
)bed-edom seems 70 have been . godly
~, and 70 have ineekly received the ark, =
Itch David was afraid TO handle any
re. He was q Lovitc, and hence . very 4
oper person TO have charge Of the ark.
ere tho sacred symbol retained for !.
rec mouths, and during that time God I
'sscd tho house Of Obcd-edom richly.
, what way God did this wo arc not told.) r