Tag: Ark of the Covenant

  • Dan

    Treating the Presence of God as Holy

    2 Samuel 6 When David brought back the Ark to Jerusalem, he did what the Philistines had done years ago: he put it on a cart. God had allowed the Philistines some “latitude” so the ark could get back to Israel. But for Israel, there were rules. They were to know better. There are things that are “holy” and “sacred”…

  • Dan

    The Presence of God is NOT a Good Luck Charm

    1 Samuel 4 When Israel was pummeled by the Philistines yet again, they turned to the ark of the covenant. They didn’t turn there to seek God. They turned to it as a good luck charm. They thought if they took it into battle it would bring them the luck they needed to defeat the Philistines. When the ark came…