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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. |
Subject: Given the chance to repent |
Bible Note: The answer to the one question is Yes; God gives everyone a chance to repent. The answer to the other question is No; God does not practice favouritism. But please be patient and think with me. You seem to know your Bible well. God commands all men everywhere to repent. But repentence is not generally spoken of in light of individual acts of sin. We need to repent of our attitude of rebellion against God. That is what sin is all about. It is that attitude which leads to acts of rebellion. That is what we need to repent of. Can you see it? What would be the good in repenting of murder when the deed is aready done? And how is it possible to repent of suicide? We need to make an overall decision to please God. That is what repentance is all about. As mentioned previously, some people are given space and place for repentance, but they do not take it. King Saul had time to repent, but he never did. Now, you may think it was good of Saul to offer a sacrifice, but God counted it as presumption. I hope you understand. Some people feel they can argue with God, as though God should condider their good ideas or their good intentions. God knows what he wants and he reveals it to us. What if we decide that we will deliberately disobey and prove our point to God later? We know what God did to Uzzah was just. We cannot accuse God. We should understand that the man was acting in a presumptuous manner, knowing that it was not allowed for him to touch the ark. And yet he did. If that is true, then he had a rebellious attitude and he should have repented of that before. In other words, he had had the opprtunity to repent and he had not taken it. I hope you understand and you are not confusing yourself with the thought that the man meant well or that he meant no harm. Nowadays a woman may decide to become a pastor or an elder. (I hope I am not raising an issue for you to disagree with, but God does not allow that). If she knows that, she should repent now. Otherwise we may be discussing why she died while teaching a men's Sunday School class without any chance to repent. But keep it simple. It is like the case of Ananias and Sapphira. This man should have repented long ago of his idea that he can decide what he can do for God. He should have decided to submit himself to God's law. God is just and he gives everyone a chance to repent. Uzzah had had his chance. |