But there was praise and worship before Uzzah died, and Uzzah still died. Well, you see, it hadnt been there for quite a long time. Am glad I saw this I was actually upset why uzzah had to die.but now I understand..we must give God his reverence.and over familiarity with God can cause us to sin against God .thanks and God bless. (I Chronicles Ch16, V38). DAVID . Is it this church is your affiliate church ? Fear () = Worship = Wisdom: Spiritual Warfare Part 7. Oh, no! Grace is grace or it isnt. They were rejoicing, happy and praising God. Among all the furniture in the tabernacle, the ark of the covenant is the clearest representation of the person of Jesus and His presence. A simple survey of the occurrences of the name in the Old Testament yields a question: whether the Obed Edom mentioned in 2 Sam 6:10-12 and 1 Chronicles 13:13-14 are the same as the one mentioned in the later passages. Davids desire to bring the ark to Mount Zion is a message to the church today: bring Jesus back to the center of our lives (e.g. While God is holy, His holiness calls for us to realize we cannot meet His standard of holiness, but we can depend on His grace to deliver us, save us, and supply everything we need! We can do the same thing as well for the Old Testament. 5:22). Instead, he decide.. The Ark of the Covenant Removed from. Let the presence of God manifest. The Holy Spirit, in telling us this story, is illustrating the verse that says,The letter KILLSbut the spirit gives life.Oh, it kills alright:QUITELITERALLY. 2 And David arose and went with all the people whowerewith him from Baale Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, whose name is called by the Name,theLordof Hosts, who dwellsbetweenthe cherubim. So you see what really happened is that God struck 70 men in total. About a year ago as I was pulling into the parking lot of a church that I was filling in at, I blurted out the name Obed Edom without any control. Do you have God in your dealings? The theme of the year video is played on screen. Ark of covenant can be understood as the place where God's presence dwells, from where God speaks to HIS people. God promises to repair all the ruins and broken areas. With all that in mind, lets continue with our story. Blood was shed EVERY SIX PACES!..and this time, God helped the priests transport His Ark because they were now doing it His way! Without God helping to ease the burden of thisVERY HEAVYpiece of furniture, of course the oxen stumbled. The fear of the Lord prolongs our days (Prov. 4:22)! We cannot addANYTHINGto it. Be sure to sign up to get updates on the latest sermon notes by Team JP. As Jesus died on the cross of Calvary, the veil of the Temple was rent in two. God was pleased and He blessed Obed-Edom. Abinadab was both a Jew AND a priest. It brings upon us all the curses of Deuteronomy 28. The Ark In Obed-Edom's House "The ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite three months. Further mentions of Obed Edom occurred in 1 Chronicles 26:4 and 1 Chronicles 26:8. He evidently lived in a different Gath along the road to Jerusalem. Well, yes and no. He doesnt need our help; we need his. . They were singing songs of praise and worship. . Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the Lord with shouting and with thesound of the horn (Shofar),with trumpets and with cymbals, making music with stringed instruments and harps.. (Joshua 21:25) (B.C. In His presence, there is fullness of joy. Is He the center of attraction in your home, school, business, career? Obed-Edom was a man lifted by affliction. In the Old Testament days, the Ark of the Covenant was understood to be the presence of God among His people. 7Then the anger of theLordwas aroused against Uzzah,andGod struck him there forhiserror; and he died there by the ark of God. No one took it from Him. The whole time David was afraid of God, Obed-Edom was being greatly blessed. The law was given to show us that the law is holy, but it cannot make you holy. The name "Obed-edom" occurs 20 times in the ESV. All the people were with him, and there was lots of praise and worship. 4 0 obj At all the times you can, The Ark demonstrates that Jesus is 100% Man (wood) and 100% God (gold.). Thanks for the good work on good news. You can see that they played before God. However, when Gabriel appeared to Mary and prophesied that she would carry Jesus in her womb, she believed the Word of God (Luke 1:38). There is great benefit in following the Lord, and as we do, we have the potential to make an impact on the lives of others. 10:22). All the bad we deserved, He took at the cross, and all the good He deserves, we get to enjoy today. He's that guy who lived along the route that David traveled when he was bringing the Ark back to Jerusalem from the house of a priest named, Abinadab. Perez Uzza (breach of mans strength) Perez Uzza refers to the point where something was broken because something destructive (mans strength) came in and brought death. In ancient Israel, every year on the Day of Atonement, the high priest would sprinkle blood from the animal sacrifice on the mercy seat. And the LORD blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that he had. Obed-Edom was a Gittite (1 Chron. Here, Obed Edoms name appeared 7 times. It can not possible. The Honor of the Ark of God. Thank your wonderful work! This is the protagonist I want to examine. You see, no one can die in Gods presence, even Jesus. After that whole fiasco, the men of Beth Shemesh were terrified..understandably! The lower part was made of incorruptible Shittim wood, overlaid inside and out with the purest gold. emmausroadministries, The Gospels Part 7: John emmausroadministries, The Mercy Seat: Tabernacle Series Part 6 emmausroadministries, The Man Or The Map? While transporting the Ark, Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, had set the ark on a new cart. All those things were placed inside so that they would be UNDER THE BLOOD But they were probably curious and wanted to get a glimpse of the tablets of stone, which were made of sapphire. Though He suffered much because of His wounds, however, they didnt bring about His death. Its a position of honor, you understand. Once a year the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies and sprinkled blood on the Mercy Seat, depicting Jesus blood Sacrifice to save all of us. Obed-Edom appears for the first time in 2 Samuel 6:10, when David sought to bring the Ark of the Covenant back to Jerusalem. Heavenly Father, I thank You for Jesus Christ, Your beloved Son. This entire story is also a depiction of when the temple soldiers came to arrest Jesus in the garden. This is why God called him A man after His own heart. Abba, too, desires that Jesus, His beloved Son, be THE CENTER OF WORSHIP..ALWAYS! He made the link that this was due to him experienced the presence of God through the ark when the Ark of Covenant was placed in his home. He so experienced the power of God that there was nothing asked of him, that he was unwilling to do III. He, too, got a clearer and bigger revelation of the blood of Jesus. Firstly, there is no apparent evidence that Obed Edom was appointed the gatekeeper because of his experience with the Ark. It was designed to reveal your sin. I will check it out and correct it if necessary. Grace and Worship. Its because of His blood that we are brought near to God (Heb. 16:4-6, 37-38). He said to them, You are the heads of the fathers houses of the Levites;sanctify yourselves, you and your brethren, that you may bring up the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it. Similar to this, just as Obed-edom was willing to accept it, if we also . So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites who came there. And we know that where Jesus is, there is life (1 John 5:12)! 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she . The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house three months. este Obed-edom del final del versculo 38 con el Obed-edom que figura al comienzo del mismo versculo. Having trouble logging into your account? 132:14), and spoke of His love for that place (Ps. I always felt bad for poor Uzzah. Can you imagine? It caused them nothing but grief! Psalm 16:11. Another mention of the name happened in 1 Chronicles 26:15, talking about the allotment of Obed Edoms duty. 6:12 says "so David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness". 15:16). Abinabab is a picture of those who dont have a great appreciation of the blood of Jesus. 1 Chronicles 15:1-2. Now it was told King David, saying, The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-Edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with gladness. 2 Samuel 6:12 NKJV. While Obed-Edom was probably not aware of Gods laws, he valued the ark and knew the importance of the shed blood, which was passed down from generation to generation from the time of the garden of Eden (it was God Himself who first shed the blood of an innocent animal to cover the sins of Adam and Eve). We found it in theFIELDS OF THE WOODS. you believe you will be blessed by God based on how well you keep the law), you have fallen from grace (Gal. Many years earlier the ark had been . There had to be OBVIOUS..OUTWARD signs that were reported to King David. They are, so to speak, lost in the woods of their own doctrines. What a worship! We see the method was never to change as revealed in I Chronicles 15:15. They were carved on stones of pure*sapphire,as clear as the heavens above. , 8 And David became angry because of theLords outbreak against Uzzah; and he called the name of the place Perez Uzzahto this day.. Focus on Jesus, and thats when restoration begins. Obed-Edom and his household had their eyes and hearts fixed on the Ark of God for three months. In Jesus name, Amen.. This prophetically indicates the future ingrafting of the gentiles into the kingdom of God. The Lesson of Uzza "And David and all Israel played before God with all their might, and with singing, and with harps, and with psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with trumpets." 1 Chron. HUGEDIFFERENCE between him and Abinadab. Apparently David was either unaware of Gods command or felt as if he could get by moving it as he pleased. Difficult. % He is reminded when he hears of the blessings being heaped upon the house of Obed-edom. Instead of saying, You should do this . . This is so powerful I exploded in tears after reading it and I also had that question why was Obed blessed and abinadab wasnt. The Bible tells us that sin shall not have dominion over us because we are not under the law but under grace (Rom. Well, God broke out against them. All this time I have missed . But He chose to record it for us to drive home a very important point. What lessons can you learn from his life? The more we try to keep the law, the more our sinful nature is aroused. I know the feeling! Butwhy in the world did he follow their example? Under the Old Covenant however, He didnt cut you any slack. Where did he get the idea to put it on an ox cart in the first place? Instead of seeking the Lord and humbling himself to ask God where he missed the mark, David had a servile (slavish) fear of God. He has a sermon obed edom which almost identical with yours, I love reading and yes JP is one of the best if not the best! Obed-Edom was a Gittite, a Philistine (Josh. 2. His fear had come because of the great tragedy experienced while moving the ark. I am happy you found the material helpful in your study of the Word. Every time we feed on God's Word, we are giving our spirits a feast and we get to experience great joy (Jer. And every six paces, he offered another burnt offering unto the Lord. I was a freshly Holy Spirit filled believer coming out of a baptimethadist background filling in at a Pentecostal church. he sacrificed oxen and fatted sheep For the first time in the journey of bringing the ark to Jerusalem, David sacrificed oxen and sheep. Happy to be of service and glad you are blessed! 1. There is blessing in solving generational problems. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Huanyangelina: Getting into a Relationship, Skillsfuture 3 Real Significances to Christians Today, Misinterpreted Bible Verses: 4 Common Mistakes That You Absolutely Need to Note. He is not so common to many. OUT AMONG THE PEOPLE! I. God saw the blood and not their sins. What is the secret of his amazing success? Required fields are marked *. When it comes to putting Jesus at the center of our parenting, we do this by putting our faith in the Lord instead of trying to change our children with the law. I came back to it this morning when I ran across your article. When Jesus took the cup of the Communion and said to His disciples, This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Events, About The Mercy Seat alone was made of one solid slab of pure gold weighing one talent. Though he had the power, resources, and manpower, he disobeyed God by thinking and acting like the world. I write because I also was blessed and hoped others would be too. When David became king, he went to bring the ark from Kirjath Jearim to Jerusalem (Mount Zion), which he had desired to do for many years. Boaz was a landowner who became Ruth's kinsman-redeemer. I am amazed and humbled! You will also develop a closer relationship with God because you know there is nothing separating you from Him. They finally..wisely..decided theyd better sent it back to where it belonged before it killed everybody! He was a man of influence. 13:13), and Gittite means belonging to the city of Gath. Gath was one of the Philistine cities (where Goliath was from). It means that David either deemed this person worthy enough to take care of the ark, or he displayed the same carelessness in dealing with the ark when he first tried to bring the ark back to Jerusalem using the cart. The answer to that question changes everything! In the morning, where was their god? FACE DOWN IN FRONT OF THE ARK! 4. able (chayil) men. 1 Chronicles 26:7 NKJV. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for this page to load correctly. What is impossible with man is possible with God (Luke 18:27). https://emmausroadministries.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/ephraim-and-the-house-of-judah-part-8-of-9/, For now we see through a glass darkly, but soon face to face.. . So, they helped their god back up onto his place {snicker}. Pastor Prince shares a word of wisdom for those concerned about growing older. Secondly, due to his lineage, he was probably appointed more because it was his duty to do so. If Obed Edom was really a Philistine living in Gath, this would make the episode in 2 Sam 6:10-12 incredible. Its Jesus' blood alone that justifies, heals, protects, and sanctifies us. Thats a whole lot of sacrifices and shedding of blood! This is funny because God, whose presence is associated with the Ark, doesnt share space with any false god. Plus, what I have learned from him and others has so completely transformed and blessed me I figured it would bless others too. The Philistines, on the other hand, were overjoyed to have gotten their hands on the Ark..well, at first anyway. . In contrast, when the angel Gabriel appeared to Zacharias and prophesied that his wife, Elizabeth, would bear a child, he did not believe Gabriels words and became mute till the birth of their child (Luke 1:20). The name Obed-edom is found a number of times among Levite musicians and gatekeepers of the Davidic period. There are at least two such individuals referred to (1Ch 15:21, 24; 16:38), but beyond this it is impossible to determine whether the several other texts refer to either of these, or to still other contemporary individuals. He didnt joke with his family and relatives. And this is what I aim to do for this post to do a post on the name Obed Edom in the Old Testament. Learning Lessons from Jairus. David had just become king of the United Tribes of Israel.For just over three years he had been king of Judah only, but now the rest of the nation had come to recognize the plan of God and had submitted to the Lord - and to David.The new king had taken steps to create a national capital in the former city of the Jebusites. I have written many posts on Mark 5:25-34 .