Ark 2 story pdf#

Let the Kingdom alone, the Lord steadies the ark and if it does jostle, and appear to need steadying, if the way is a little sideling sometimes, and to all appearance threatens its overthrow, be careful how you stretch forth your hand to steady it let us not be too officious in meddling with that which does not concern us let it alone, it is the Lord’s work.

60.)įrom Brigham Young we have the following: Such is the pitiable condition of men who, neglecting their own responsibilities, spend their time in finding fault with others.” (In Conference Report, Apr. Their souls become embittered, their minds distorted, their judgment faulty, and their spirit depressed. Let us look around us and see how quickly men who attempt unauthoritatively to steady the ark die spiritually. Be that as it may, the incident conveys a lesson of life. We today think his punishment was very severe. He seemed justified when the oxen stumbled in putting forth his hand to steady that symbol of the covenant. You remember the case of Uzzah who stretched forth his hand to steady the ark. “It is a little dangerous for us to go out of our own sphere and try unauthoritatively to direct the efforts of a brother. Several statements from the leaders of the church have been used to make this point. While that man, who was called of God and appointed, that putteth forth his hand to a steady the b ark of God, shall fall by the shaft of death, like as a tree that is smitten by the vivid shaft of lightning ( D&C 85:8). This is what the Lord states in the Doctrine and Covenants: We do not correct the Lord, we receive counsel from Him. Probably the most common application of this experience taught in our church today has to do with our relationship to God and His authorized servants. I find this an extraordinary symbol for other sacred applications with heavenly significance. When outside in the open, it was at all times to be covered with the veil. The ark was in a very real sense, a piece of the temple. It typified the twofold nature of Jesus Christ, who came to earth being both human and divine. The wood from which the ark was overlaid with gold was symbolic as well. This taught the children of Israel the necessity of following the path marked by the Lord and giving heed to His voice. It was the place of revelation ( Leviticus 16:2 Numbers 7:89).Īs Israel is always to be led by the Lord and by the word of His mouth, so too the ark of the covenant was to go before them as they journeyed. The ark was a symbol of the presence of the Lord. The ark rested in the most holy place in the tabernacle, the Holy of Holies. There were specific instructions as to who should touch the ark and when this was to be done.Īfter reading the passages relating to the transporting the ark, we had a discussion on what the ark could represent. The ark was not to be touched or seen while it was covered ( Numbers 4:15,20).Ħ. Nowhere does it state that the ark is to be transported on a cart (as the Philistines transported it in 1 Samuel 6).ĥ. Nowhere is there mention that the ark is prohibited from touching the ground.Ĥ. Following this one rule would have prevented Uzzah from physically touching the ark.ģ. The ark was to be covered by the veil of the temple as well as other coverings (see Numbers 4:5-6). The ark was supposed to travel in a specified manner- the Levites, specifically the sons of Kohath, were to transport the ark by carrying it on their shoulders.Ģ. We came to the conclusion that the following facts played in Uzzah’s untimely death:ġ. We read 2 Samuel 6:1-12 as well as Numbers 4:1-5, 15 and 20. By understanding what the ark was a symbol of, we can then draw parallels to the lives of our students so that they can understand what we termed in class “the Uzzah principle”. To understand this event, symbolism, application and relevance, we must first read of Uzzah’s experience, then explain what the ark was and what it represented. When asked if they had ever heard of Uzzah steadying the ark, my students responded that they had never heard the story before.

The story in 2 Samuel 6 of Uzzah steadying the ark, although well known amongst adults in the church, is not known by our youth.

Ark 2 story pdf#

PDF 📄 Uzzah steadies the ark- 1 Samuel 6