Then Uzzah and his brother drove the cart.
Uzzah is dead because he touched the ark.
So Uzzah died there in front of God.
Uzzah evidently was a Levite(
Shimei his son, Uzzah his son.
Was Uzzah perhaps a presumptuous man,
Keep in mind that Uzzah should have known better.
help us to understand why Jehovah struck Uzzah dead?
because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah:
God killed Uzzah because he touched the ark without permission.
With the death of Uzzah a fear came upon David.
So Uzzah died right there beside the Ark of God.
Uzzah died by the side of the ark of God.
Was Uzzah perhaps a presumptuous man, prone to overstep due bounds?
What factors can
help us to understand why Jehovah struck Uzzah dead?
And Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.
The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son,
Shimei his son, Uzzah his son.
In the case of Uzzah, why is it important to remember that Jehovah
Uzzah and his brother, Ahio, drove the cart on which the ark was placed.
Now the sons of Merari were: Mahli, Libni his son,
Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
So from childhood on, Uzzah had likely been aware of the laws regarding the Ark.
The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Uzzah; and God struck him there for his error;
He likely saw something in Uzzah's heart that caused Him to render swift judgment.
- Proverbs 21: 2.
Uzzah evidently was a Levite( though not
a priest), so he should have been familiar with the Law.
In the case of Uzzah, why is it important to remember that Jehovah
sees the motives of the heart?
And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah; and God smote him there for his error;
and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab,
and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab,
gradually as far as the threshing floor of Nacon, and Uzzah now thrust his hand out to the ark of the true God
And David was displeased,
because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-Uzzah to this day.