Moving the Ark
The Ark of God had been ignored during Saul’s
reign as king. So David decided to bring it to
his new capital. He sent a message throughout
Israel inviting them to come join him for this
great event.
The people agreed that this was the right thing
to do. Unfortunately, they didn’t follow God’s
instructions on how the Ark was to be moved.
Instead they put it on a new cart and pulled it
with a team of oxen.
As the cart moved toward Jerusalem, the king
and the people walked along celebrating. They
sang songs, and played instruments.
Suddenly one of the oxen stumbled and shook
the cart. A man named Uzzah reached out to
steady the Ark. The moment he touched it, God
struck him and he fell to the ground and died.
David was shocked and confused. He didn’t
know why God had done this. He needed time
to think about what to do, so he put the Ark of
God in a nearby home. It stayed there for three
months. During that time, the Lord blessed the
family that lived there.
David heard how God was blessing the family,
so he once again decided to bring the Ark to
Jerusalem. This time he told the Levites to purify
themselves and follow the instructions Moses
gave on how the Ark of God was to be carried.
The people of Israel were excited as it entered
Jerusalem. They made sacrifices to the Lord,
shouted for joy, and blew trumpets. David took
off his outer coat and danced with all of his
might. Everyone rejoiced together.
Michal looked out of the window and was
shocked to see her husband leaping around in
front of the Ark. She thought it was disgusting.
David placed the Ark in a special tent he had
prepared for it. Sacrifices and burnt offerings
were made to the Lord. David then blessed the
people, and gave them food to eat.
Michal confronted her husband when he went
home. She said, “What you did was shameful.
You took off your royal coat and jumped around
like a fool in front of common slave girls.”
David said, “I humbled myself before the Lord.
And yes, I’ll do it again. Those common people
you talked about will honor me for the rest of
their lives.”
Michal lived her entire life without ever having
children.
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reign as king. So David decided to bring it to
his new capital. He sent a message throughout
Israel inviting them to come join him for this
great event.
The people agreed that this was the right thing
to do. Unfortunately, they didn’t follow God’s
instructions on how the Ark was to be moved.
Instead they put it on a new cart and pulled it
with a team of oxen.
As the cart moved toward Jerusalem, the king
and the people walked along celebrating. They
sang songs, and played instruments.
Suddenly one of the oxen stumbled and shook
the cart. A man named Uzzah reached out to
steady the Ark. The moment he touched it, God
struck him and he fell to the ground and died.
David was shocked and confused. He didn’t
know why God had done this. He needed time
to think about what to do, so he put the Ark of
God in a nearby home. It stayed there for three
months. During that time, the Lord blessed the
family that lived there.
David heard how God was blessing the family,
so he once again decided to bring the Ark to
Jerusalem. This time he told the Levites to purify
themselves and follow the instructions Moses
gave on how the Ark of God was to be carried.
The people of Israel were excited as it entered
Jerusalem. They made sacrifices to the Lord,
shouted for joy, and blew trumpets. David took
off his outer coat and danced with all of his
might. Everyone rejoiced together.
Michal looked out of the window and was
shocked to see her husband leaping around in
front of the Ark. She thought it was disgusting.
David placed the Ark in a special tent he had
prepared for it. Sacrifices and burnt offerings
were made to the Lord. David then blessed the
people, and gave them food to eat.
Michal confronted her husband when he went
home. She said, “What you did was shameful.
You took off your royal coat and jumped around
like a fool in front of common slave girls.”
David said, “I humbled myself before the Lord.
And yes, I’ll do it again. Those common people
you talked about will honor me for the rest of
their lives.”
Michal lived her entire life without ever having
children.
© God Child