Lessons Of The Lost Ark
October 25, 2020
2 Samuel 6:1-12 (NRSV)
David Brings the Ark to Jerusalem
6 David again gathered all the chosen men of Israel, thirty thousand. 2 David and all the people with him set out and went from Baale-judah, to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name of the Lord of hosts who is enthroned on the cherubim. 3 They carried the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio,[a] the sons of Abinadab, were driving the new cart 4 with the ark of God;[b] and Ahio[c] went in front of the ark. 5 David and all the house of Israel were dancing before the Lord with all their might, with songs[d] and lyres and harps and tambourines and castanets and cymbals.
6 When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out his hand to the ark of God and took hold of it, for the oxen shook it. 7 The anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah; and God struck him there because he reached out his hand to the ark;[e] and he died there beside the ark of God. 8 David was angry because the Lord had burst forth with an outburst upon Uzzah; so that place is called Perez-uzzah,[f] to this day. 9 David was afraid of the Lord that day; he said, “How can the ark of the Lord come into my care?” 10 So David was unwilling to take the ark of the Lord into his care in the city of David; instead David took it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. 11 The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-edom the Gittite three months; and the Lord blessed Obed-edom and all his household.
12 It was told King David, “The Lord has blessed the household of Obed-edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David with rejoicing;
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 6:3 Or and his brother
- 2 Samuel 6:4 Compare Gk: Heb and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill with the ark of God
- 2 Samuel 6:4 Or and his brother
- 2 Samuel 6:5 Q Ms Gk 1 Chr 13.8: Heb fir trees
- 2 Samuel 6:7 1 Chr 13.10 Compare Q Ms: Meaning of Heb uncertain
- 2 Samuel 6:8 That is Bursting Out Against Uzzah
Hello Podrishioners,
Thank you for joining us today for our message titled “Lessons Of The Lost Ark.” We are in our current message series titled “Finding God In Popular Culture.” Today’s lesson focuses on the 1990s. Pastor Harold unpacks 2 Samuel 6:1-12 and helps us discover and learn the many lessons the Arc of the Covenant has to teach us as kingdom people. We look at shows, movies, and music from the 1990s to see where we can find God. We look back at the movies “Oh God” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” which you can probably tell by now is where we came up with the title for today’s message. We also preview Bob Dylan singing “Gotta Serve Somebody” while opening for the 1980 Grammy Awards, where he won his first Grammy for “Best Male Rock Vocalist.” As you explore this message series with us, we hope that you can see how the culture shifted dramatically from just after World War II to the present day. We hope you can learn how to have dialogue and relationships with people from the secular world who don’t have a relationship with God or worship and understand God different from you.
Here are the links to the videos we viewed during this message series:
- Oh God scene with God on trial: https://youtu.be/kWjlkm5g-Tk
- Bob Dylan opening the Grammy’s in 1980 with the song “Gotta Serve Somebody,” https://youtu.be/0MzyBv4yOPU.
- Trailer for Raiders of the Lost Ark: https://youtu.be/XkkzKHCx154.
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