Proper 15 B - 2 Sam 6:17a - New Direction Bible Reading Guide Volume III
"They brought the ark of the LORD and set it in the place." 2 Sam 6:17a
"Psalm 68 was probably written when the ark was brought to Jerusalem. Its opening words remind us what Moses used to say whenever the ark set out: "Arise, O Lord ..." (Numbers 10:35). As Jerusalem was built on land elevated far above most of the surrounding countryside, the psalmist records (in reference to bringing the ark up to Jerusalem): "Thou didst ascend the high mount" (Psalm 68:18).
Paul was later to apply this to Christ's ascension into heaven when writing to the Ephesians (4:8). Just as the joyful entrance into Jerusalem with the ark symbolized God's seating Himself on His throne, so the ascension into heaven further revealed the kingship of Jesus our Lord.
Not everyone was happy on this occasion. Saul's duaghter Michal, who had been restored as David's wife, watched. She loved the famous hero, not the simple believer. No one in Saul's house had been concerend about the ark. To her, it was a mystery that everyone was so happy.
Beacuse of Michal's scoffing, she became childless. The house of David was not to be built through her. She did not share David's faith nor his attitude toward people. When we fear the Lord, we are one with God's people.
Direction for today: Like David, be wholehearted in your worship of the Lord."
Burke and Knowles, New Direction Bible Reading Guide Volume II; Crossroads Christian Communications Inc.; Toronto, Ontario, 1986, Pg 212.
Paul was later to apply this to Christ's ascension into heaven when writing to the Ephesians (4:8). Just as the joyful entrance into Jerusalem with the ark symbolized God's seating Himself on His throne, so the ascension into heaven further revealed the kingship of Jesus our Lord.
Not everyone was happy on this occasion. Saul's duaghter Michal, who had been restored as David's wife, watched. She loved the famous hero, not the simple believer. No one in Saul's house had been concerend about the ark. To her, it was a mystery that everyone was so happy.
Beacuse of Michal's scoffing, she became childless. The house of David was not to be built through her. She did not share David's faith nor his attitude toward people. When we fear the Lord, we are one with God's people.
Direction for today: Like David, be wholehearted in your worship of the Lord."
Burke and Knowles, New Direction Bible Reading Guide Volume II; Crossroads Christian Communications Inc.; Toronto, Ontario, 1986, Pg 212.
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