Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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1 Chronicles
Book: 1 Chronicles
Chapter: 13
Overview:
David consults about the
Ark.
(1-5) The removal of the
Ark.
(6-14)
1-5 David said not, What magnificent thing shall I do now? or,
What pleasant thing? but, What pious thing? that he might have
the comfort and benefit of that sacred
Oracle. Let us bring the
Ark to us, that it may be a blessing to us. Those who honour
God, profit themselves. It is the
Wisdom of those setting out in
the world, to take
God's
Ark with them. Those are likely to go
On in the favour of
God, who begin in the fear of
God.
6-14 Let the
Sin of
Uzza warn all to take heed of presumption,
rashness, and irreverence, in dealing with holy things; and let
none think that a good design will justify a bad action. Let the
Punishment of
Uzza teach us not to dare to trifle with
God in
our approaches to him; yet let us, through
Christ, come boldly
to the
Throne of
Grace. If the
Gospel be to some a savour of
Death unto
Death, as the
Ark was to
Uzza, yet let us receive it
in the
Love of it, and it will be to us a savour of
Life unto
Life.