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NASB | Numbers 4:15 "When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, so that they will not touch the holy objects and die. These are the things in the tent of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Numbers 4:15 "When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all its furniture, as the camp sets out, after all that [is done, but not before], the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them [using the poles], so that they do not touch the holy things, and die. These are the things in the Tent of Meeting (tabernacle) which the sons of Kohath are to carry. |
Bible Question:
I have simple querry with the verse below In 2Sa 6:6 ¶ And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah put forth his hand to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for the oxen shook it. 2Sa 6:7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error; and there he died by the ark of God. If we analyze what happened I think the motive of Uzzah really is to protect the ark of covenant to fall or break, or as a human instinct it could be a reaction if you saw something falling down. Why God killed him right away? In 1Jo 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. It was written there that if we confess our sins, He will cleanse us from all unrighteousness, did Uzzah has the chance to confess and ask forgiveness? How could he ask forgiveness if God killed him right away? God bless, |
Bible Answer: According to verse 8 of II Sam. 6, David felt the same way you did. Uzzah’s intentions may have been good, but his actions were bad. Actually it was a sin, an ungodly action. According Numbers 4:5-15, God had specific instruction about the moving of the Ark. It was suppose to have been done by the Levites, who were to carry it using the carrying poles. They were NEVER to touch the ark itself. To touch it was a capital offense under the Hebrew law, punishable by death. “When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is to set out, after that the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them, so that they will not TOUCH THE HOLY OBJECTS AND DIE…” Numbers 4:15 NASB. Now rather Uzzah was a Levite or not I’m not 100 percent sure, but personally I doubt it. According to verses 9-11 in II Sam. 6, Divid left the ark at the house of Obed-edom. But look at what David said when he went back to get the ark in II Chronicles 15:2, “No one is to carry the ark of God but the Levites…” Uzzah’s intentions may have been good, but the law was already in place before his mistake, and a costly mistake it was, but David learned a very valuable lesson from it; Do it God’s way or suffer the consequences. Hope this answer your question. Any others?? The CurtMan |