The ark of God was one of the holy objects. God had made it clear to the Israelites during the time of Moses that they were not to touch the holy objects associated with the tabernacle worship Numbers , And 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 may not touch the holy objects and die. These are the things in the tent of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.
But do this to them that they may live and not die when they approach the most holy objects: Aaron and his sons shall go in and assign each of them to his work and to his load; but they shall not go in to see the holy objects even for a moment, lest they die. On occasions the Israelites needed to move the tabernacle. Therefore, God had given the Israelites directions as to how to move it. The descendants of Kohath, called Kohathites, were the only priests who were allowed to move the tabernacle.
But they were not allowed to see or touch the holy objects. If anyone touched a holy object or saw one he or she would die. Therefore, the priests were to cover the holy objects so that the Kohatites would not die during the move Num.
From Numbers , 2 Samuel , and 1 Chronicles we discover that two Kohathites, Uzzah and Ahio, drove the cart during the move. The cart was pulled by oxen.
The ark of God had been put on a cart. I believe that God showed them His mercy and forgiveness at the start of the trip. The oxen driven cart eventually came to the threshing floor of Nacon, and apparently Uzzah and Ahio had trouble with the oxen.
We are not told exactly what happened. The oxen must have been causing the cart to sway and tilt and when the cart came to the threshing floor, the ark of God almost fell over. Three days after he died, he rose from the dead and became alive! God came to life for us! Your sins are paid for. Your guilt is forgiven. Guaranteed by God himself.
Christianity is not a set of rules, but a historical work of God and a promise that it is true. For you. Where does that leave Uzzah? And what about you? Will God strike you down for jaywalking? Believe it! David did that. This command stated that only the priests, descendants of Aaron , were permitted to touch it Num. But they must not touch the holy things or they will die.
The Ark was to be carried only upon the Levites shoulders and those of the family of Kohath using poles Exodus ; Numbers God is a holy God 1 Peter His intentions were not holy so when he tried to steady the ark by his hand he was slain.
His act of touching the ark was one of presumption. A sinful person should not have dared to touch the presence of God. The Lord was responsible for the protection of His Ark.
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