(July 5, 2015 at 10:09 am)Nope Wrote: This story is from Samuel, chapterIt was a crime for a common person to touch any holy object. Only consecrated priests could handle holy objects. The story is an illustration of Numbers 4:15 https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Numbers%204:15 about the implementation of the death penalty against the Kohathites if they touched any of the holy objects while lugging them around.
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.
Quote:Then the LORD's anger burned against Uzzah, and God struck him dead on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there next to the ark of God
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?
There was some various rules about how a common person could buy his way out of trouble for messing with some holy objects. As soon as they were written the big wigs went whole hog and decided to go with the death penalty. Uzzah got the death penalty.