What Was Uzzah's Mistake? - Philip Stevens - October 1982

Philip Stevens

Stunned trembling - Ahio stood back! One moment he and his brother Uzzah had been driving the ox cart toward Nachon's threshing floor. The next moment, Uzzah was lying on the ground dead! And why? When the oxen stumbled and the cart shook, Uzzah had merely put out his hand to steady the ark of the covenant, which was being carried in the cart. God struck Uzzah down (II Sam. 6:3-7). Perhaps you have wondered about this incident. Why did God deal with Uzzah in such a harsh manner? Why did God take his life for trying to steady the ark when it was about to fall to the ground? A closer study of this episode reveals valuable insight into how God views our lives now and our future opportunities. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library