2 samuel 2 4 then the men of judah came to hebron, and there they anointed david king over the house...
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2 Samuel 24 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.
David Laments the death of Saul and Jonathan David Laments the death of Saul and Jonathan
David anointed KingDavid anointed King
David becomes king of all IsraelDavid becomes king of all Israel
2 Samuel 51 All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “We are your own flesh and blood. 2 In the past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the LORD said to you, ‘You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.’” 3 When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, the king made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel.
David’s reignDavid’s reign
2 Samuel 54 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. 5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months, and in Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and Judah thirty–three years.
David captures JerusalemDavid captures Jerusalem
2 Samuel 56 The king and his men marched to Jerusalem to attack the Jebusites, who lived there. The Jebusites said to David, “You will not get in here; even the blind and the lame can ward you off.” They thought, “David cannot get in here.” 7 Nevertheless, David captured the fortress of Zion—which is the City of David.
David increases in power because God is with him
David increases in power because God is with him
2 Samuel 59 David then took up residence in the fortress and called it the City of David. He built up the area around it, from the terraces inward. 10 And he became more and more powerful, because the LORD God Almighty was with him.
Palace built for DavidPalace built for David
2 Samuel 511 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David. 12 And David knew that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of his people Israel.
David goes to get the Ark of GodDavid goes to get the Ark of God2 Samuel 6
1 David again brought together all the able young men of Israel—thirty thousand. 2 He and all his men went to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, the name of the
LORD Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim on the ark.
Ark of God Ark of God
Ornate box
- With large winged Cherubim
Contained tablets of law
- pot of manna and Aaron’s rod
Evidence of the agreement with God
- to be his people
- to receive his protection
- to serve him
Ark of God Ark of God
Evidence of the agreement with God
Reminder of their relationship with God
Symbol of God’s presence
A reminder of the Holiness of God
Ark of God Ark of God
Ark on a cart to be movedArk on a cart to be moved2 Samuel 6
3 They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill.
Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart 4 with the ark of God on it, and Ahio was
walking in front of it.
Instructions on moving ArkInstructions on moving Ark
Deuteronomy 108 At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister and to pronounce blessings in his name, as they still do today
To be carried by specific priestly family
Instructions on moving ArkInstructions on moving Ark
Numbers 415 … when the camp is ready to move, only then are the Kohathites to come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy things or they will die. The Kohathites are to carry those things that are in the tent of meeting.
To be carried by specific priestly familyContents not to be touched
Instructions on moving ArkInstructions on moving Ark
To be carried by specific priestly familyContents not to be touched
People follow at a distance
Joshua 33 ... orders to the people: “When you see the ark of
the covenant of the LORD your God, and the Levitical priests carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. 4 Then you will
know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between you and the ark; do not go
near it.”
Instructions on moving ArkInstructions on moving Ark
To be carried by specific priestly familyContents not to be touched
People follow at a distance
No one to look inside1 Samuel 6
19 But God struck down some of the inhabitants of Beth Shemesh, putting seventy of them to death
because they looked into the ark of the LORD. The people mourned because of the heavy blow the LORD had dealt them. 20 And the people of Beth Shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD,
this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from here?”
Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?
God is Worthy of awe - MajesticGod is law giver and Judge - to be served and
disobedience feared
God is Worthy of awe - MajesticGod is law giver and Judge - to be served and
disobedience feared
Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?
God is Holy - pure - separate - distinctGod is Worthy of awe - Majestic
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
God is Holy - pure - separate - distinctGod is Worthy of awe - Majestic
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?
God is Holy - pure - separate - distinctGod is Worthy of awe - Majestic
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
God is Holy - pure - separate - distinctGod is Worthy of awe - Majestic
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
Symbols of God’s Presence/Law to be given respect and treated as pure/holy
Symbols of God’s Presence/Law to be given respect and treated as pure/holy
Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?
God is Holy - pure - separate - distinctGod is Worthy of awe - Majestic
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
God is Holy - pure - separate - distinctGod is Worthy of awe - Majestic
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
Symbols of God’s Presence/Law to be given respect and treated as pure/holy
Symbols of God’s Presence/Law to be given respect and treated as pure/holy
Reverence and purity emphasisedGod not to be treated as a just a servant (idol)
Reverence and purity emphasisedGod not to be treated as a just a servant (idol)
Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?
God is Holy - pure - separate - distinctGod is Worthy of awe - Majestic
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
God is Holy - pure - separate - distinctGod is Worthy of awe - Majestic
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
Symbols of God’s Presence/Law to be given respect and treated as pure/holy
Symbols of God’s Presence/Law to be given respect and treated as pure/holy
Reverence and purity emphasisedGod not to be treated as a just a servant (idol)
Reverence and purity emphasisedGod not to be treated as a just a servant (idol)
Wonder and appreciation at the incarnation of Jesus
Wonder and appreciation at the incarnation of Jesus
Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?
God is Holy - pure - separate - distinctGod is Worthy of awe - Majestic
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
God is Holy - pure - separate - distinctGod is Worthy of awe - Majestic
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
Symbols of God’s Presence/Law to be given respect and treated as pure/holy
Symbols of God’s Presence/Law to be given respect and treated as pure/holy
Reverence and purity emphasisedGod not to be treated as a just a servant (idol)
Reverence and purity emphasisedGod not to be treated as a just a servant (idol)
Wonder and appreciation at the incarnation of Jesus
Wonder and appreciation at the incarnation of Jesus
Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?
1 John 11 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.
God is Holy - pure - separate - distinctGod is Worthy of awe - Majestic
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
God is Holy - pure - separate - distinctGod is Worthy of awe - Majestic
God is law giver and Judge - to be served and disobedience feared
Symbols of God’s Presence/Law to be given respect and treated as pure/holy
Symbols of God’s Presence/Law to be given respect and treated as pure/holy
Reverence and purity emphasisedGod not to be treated as a just a servant (idol)
Reverence and purity emphasisedGod not to be treated as a just a servant (idol)
Wonder and appreciation at the incarnation of Jesus
Wonder and appreciation at the incarnation of Jesus
Thankfulness and reliance upon the cross for access to God
Thankfulness and reliance upon the cross for access to God
Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?Why was the Ark to be carried at a distance and treated with awe?
Ark moved on the cartArk moved on the cart2 Samuel 6
3 They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill.
Uzzah and Ahio, sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart 4 with the ark of God on it, and Ahio was
walking in front of it.
Ark on cart - Not treated as symbol of God’s
presence
- How Israel’s enemies had transported it
- Treated as spoil of war - object/treasure
People celebratePeople celebrate2 Samuel 6
5 David and the whole house of Israel were celebrating with all their might before the LORD, with castanets,
harps, lyres, timbrels, sistrums and cymbals.
Celebrating but …
at the same time disobeying God
Uzzah struck downUzzah struck down2 Samuel 6
6 When they came to the threshing floor of Nakon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. 7 The LORD’s anger
burned against Uzzah because of his irreverent act; therefore God struck him down, and he died there
beside the ark of God
Uzzah struck downUzzah struck down
Because
Uzzah struck downUzzah struck down
Because
Symbolically treating God like plunder/luggage/idol
Uzzah struck downUzzah struck down
Because
Comfort over obedience
Did not insist on worshippers serving God
Complacency over care
Symbolically treating God like plunder/luggage/idol
2 Samuel 68 Then David was angry because the LORD’s wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.
David’s response to his sinDavid’s response to his sin
Anger
2 Samuel 69 David was afraid of the LORD that day and said, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”
David’s response to his sinDavid’s response to his sin
Anger
Fear
2 Samuel 610 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.
David’s response to his sinDavid’s response to his sin
Anger
Fear
Unwillingness to continue
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2 Samuel 611 The ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed–Edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD blessed him and his entire household.
David’s response to his sinDavid’s response to his sin
Anger
Fear
Unwillingness to continueGracious blessing seen
2 Samuel 612 Now King David was told, “The LORD has blessed the household of Obed–Edom and everything he has, because of the ark of God.” So David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed–Edom to the
City of David with rejoicing
David’s response to his sinDavid’s response to his sin
Anger
Fear
Unwillingness to continueGracious blessing seenWillingness to serve again
2 Samuel 613 When those who were carrying the ark of the
LORD had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.
David’s response to his sinDavid’s response to his sin
Anger
Fear
Unwillingness to continueGracious blessing seenWillingness to serve again
Lesson learnt
2 Samuel 613 When those who were carrying the ark of the
LORD had taken six steps, he sacrificed a bull and a fattened calf.
David’s response to his sinDavid’s response to his sinAnge
rFear
Unwillingness to continue
Gracious blessing seenWillingness to serve again
Lesson learnt - repentance and confession
David’s response to his sinDavid’s response to his sin
Anger
Fear
Unwillingness to continue
Gracious blessing seen
Willingness to serve again
Lesson learnt - repentance and confessionWorship
2 Samuel 614 Wearing a linen ephod, David was
dancing before the LORD with all his might, 15 while he
and the entire house of Israel were
bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouts
and the sound of trumpets.
David’s response to his sinDavid’s response to his sin
Anger
Fear
Unwillingness to continue
Gracious blessing seen
Willingness to serve again
Lesson learnt - repentance and confession
2 Samuel 616 As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Michal daughter of Saul watched from a window. And when she saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, she despised him in her heart.
Worship
Unpopularity - rejection
Responding to sinResponding to sin
Anger
Fear
Unwillingness to continue
Gracious blessing seen
Willingness to serve again
Lesson learnt - repentance and confessionWorship
Unpopularity - rejection
Where are we?Where are we?
1 Chronicles 1634 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. 35 Cry out, “Save us, God our Saviour; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise.” 36 Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Then all the people said “Amen” and “Praise the LORD.”
Responding to sinResponding to sin
Anger
Fear
Unwillingness to continue
Gracious blessing seen
Willingness to serve again
Lesson learnt - repentance and confessionWorship
Unpopularity - rejection
Where are we?Where are we?