1 Chronicles 13:10, "Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because he put his hand on the ark; and he died there before God." nDavid and the people of Israel were seeking to move the ark of the covenant back to Israel, the oxen stumbled making the ark begin to fall off and Uzza touched it to prevent it from falling. The Lord struck Uzza and he died. Why would the Lord do this? I learn two lessons here: God had established that only the Levites are to handle the Word of God, the ark of covenant. Second, we had better handle the Word of God appropriately! And I say Amen. There will be a more severe judgment upon those who handle the Word of God and we must make sure we are called by God to do so and the. We must handle it with caution and handle it correctly! Really with fear, trembling, and then with boldness to move it into the lives of God people!
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1 Chronicles 13:10, "Then the anger of the Lord was aroused against Uzza, and He struck him because he put his hand on the ark; and he died there before God."
nDavid and the people of Israel were seeking to move the ark of the covenant back to Israel, the oxen stumbled making the ark begin to fall off and Uzza touched it to prevent it from falling. The Lord struck Uzza and he died. Why would the Lord do this? I learn two lessons here: God had established that only the Levites are to handle the Word of God, the ark of covenant. Second, we had better handle the Word of God appropriately! And I say Amen. There will be a more severe judgment upon those who handle the Word of God and we must make sure we are called by God to do so and the. We must handle it with caution and handle it correctly! Really with fear, trembling, and then with boldness to move it into the lives of God people!