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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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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 13:10
19th Century
Bishop
And he smote him. —Abridged from and God smote him there (2 Samuel 6:7).
Because …
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Chronicles 13:9–10
19th Century
Preacher
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…
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 13:10
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 13:5).
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 13:6–14
17th Century
Minister
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 …