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The anger of Yahweh was kindled against Uzza, and he struck him, because he put forth his hand to the ark; and there he died before God.
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The Danger of Familiarity
Commentators suggest that Uzza, having lived with the ark for so long, may have grown 'unduly familiar' with it. This familiarity led to a fatal act of irreverence when he touched it, violating God's express law. His story is a powerful warning that proximity to holy things should breed deeper reverence, not casual presumption.
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1 Chronicles
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19th Century
Anglican
And he smote him. —Abridged from and God smote him there (2 Samuel 6:7).
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Baptist
I suppose that Uzza, because the ark had been in his father's house for so long, had grown unduly familiar with it and therefore touched it. Yet it…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 13:5).
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Presbyterian
Let the sin of Uzza warn all to take heed of presumption, rashness, and irreverence, in dealing with holy things; and let no one think that a good …
