That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”David was afraid of Yahweh that day; and he said, “How could Yahweh’s ark come to me?”And David was afraid of the Lord that day, and said, How shall the ark of the Lord come to me?And David was afraid of Jehovah that day; and he said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come unto me?
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… and the place is called Peres-Uzzah to this day. Verse nine, and David was afraid of the Lord that day. David is experiencing now the fear of the Lord. David was afraid of the Lord that day, and he said, how can the ark of the Lord come to me? So David was not willing to take the ark of the Lord into the city of David, but took it aside to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite. Now we're going to get to Obed-Edom the Gittite in just a second. What happens in his home is significant to this story, but David's response at what happens to Yuzah is the correct response when sinful humanity comes into contact with a perfect and holy God without covering. Here's what I mean. There was a covering that was provided by God in his word that allowed sinful humanity to approach the ark of God. There was specific rules, preferences that God had. If you're going to approach me, this is how you must do it. But David neglects this covering. …
… but Uzzah dies, parties over, the castanets go back in the bag, and David was angry because of the Lord's wrath, and David was afraid of the Lord that day, and he said, this is so much needs to be our heart, how can the ark of the Lord ever come to me, I came for it. But how's it going to come to me? I want God's glory. I'm not 20 years into just doing life as usual. I want God's presence. I want God's glory. I want the Ark of the Covenant to be in the city of God with the people of God. But how is it going to happen? he was just foreshadowing our great need for extravagant for radical grace in our lives and so he was not willing to take the ark of the lord to be with him in the city of david instead he took it to the house of obed edom the gittite now don't you know this guy was happy when they Came knocking on his door. …
… and to this day the place is called Perez Uzzah. David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, How can the ark of the Lord ever come to me? He was not willing to take the ark of the Lord to be with him in the city of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-Edon, the Gittite. The ark of the Lord remained in the house of Obed-Edon, the Gittite, for three months, and the Lord blessed him and his entire household. Now, King David was told the Lord has blessed the household of Obed-Edon and everything he has because of the ark of God. So David went out to bring the ark of God from the house of Obed-Eden to the city of David with rejoicing. Those who were carrying the ark of the Lord had taken six steps. He sacrificed a bull, a fattened calf, wearing a linen ephod. David was dancing before the Lord with all his might, while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouts and sounds of trumpets. …