RE: Why Did Uzzah Die For Touching the Ark?
July 5, 2015 at 6:40 pm
(This post was last modified: July 5, 2015 at 6:46 pm by popsthebuilder.)
(July 5, 2015 at 1:06 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: Ananias and Sapphira were killed by God for not being good Communists.Where can I find info on this for it is my belief that theoretical communism may be a good way to change or governing body as a whole. Not tryin to freak anyone out, strictly research.
(July 5, 2015 at 1:48 pm)Pyrrho Wrote:No command from the Lord will ever be for anything other than the best. This is known through Faith first,then it is shown to you. People keep going back to this Abraham, Isaac thing all wrong. It is a testimony of Faith and that is all. Did he kill his son because God ordered? No. Did he kill his son at all? No. It is an example of faith and that is all.(July 5, 2015 at 10:09 am)Nope Wrote: This story is from Samuel, chapter
http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/6.htm
David decided to move the ark and used a new cart guided by two men, Uzzah and Ahio. When one of the oxen pulling the cart stumbled, Uzzah-naturally- put his hand on the ark. God, according to the story, killed Uzzah for trying to stop the ark from falling.
The bible describes god as being very angry because he tried to steady the ark. To Christians, why do you believe god punished Uzzah for trying to keep the ark from falling to the ground? I know that not every Christian on this site believes that the stories are literal. If you believe that this story is just an allegory then what is it teaching?
The meaning is the same as the Abraham and Isaac story in Genesis 22:
http://biblehub.com/genesis/22.htm
You are supposed to have blind obedience to God's commands, no matter what they are. You are not supposed to be thinking for yourself and doing what you think best; you are supposed to just do as you are told. No matter how capricious, evil, perverted, insane the command may be, you are supposed to obey the command no matter what.