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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: Good morning, My answer wil not show the sympathy you seek. God is just to destroy the entire world. The same is true today that was true then, God had given His instructions and they were not respected and that which was holy was treated lightly. Though this is hard for our Wester culture thinking..Consider this old addage that was and is stil true..'Ignorance of the law is no excuse'. The death of Uzzah reminded David and all of Israel that God and His Word was not to be treated lightly. Why was Uzzah not given the oportunity to repent? The answer is found in the commandment God gave concerning the Ark. The same was true of any High priest who entered the Holy of Holies unclean.(Reread the Curtman's response) Leviticus 10:9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations: 10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean; 11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses. You seem to think that when Uzzah touched the Ark God decided at that moment to kill him. Not so.. death was pronounced in God's Word long before he touched the Ark. God is faithful and just. Every condition of His covenant has been given to all of us, but if we choose to take His Word lightly the judgement is also pronounced before hand. God's Word is absolute! He does not compromise His Word for anyone, be that His promises or His judgements. It IS our obligation to find out what His promises and His conditions are. If we do not know, it CAN hurt us becasue He has commanded us to search His Word and has given us His Holy Spirit to lead us and guide us into al truth...we are without excuse. Does this message remind us to take our prayer time and Word time more seriously? God bless |