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The terrifying holiness of God. (Why did Uzzah have to die?) 🛑🔥

Have you ever read the story of Uzzah in 2 Samuel 6? The Ark of the Covenant is falling off an ox cart, and Uzzah instinctively reaches out to catch it so it won't hit the dirt. And God strikes him dead on the spot. It sounds so cruel! He was just trying to help! But I read a theological breakdown that changed everything. The dirt wasn't sinful; the dirt was just doing what dirt does. Uzzah's hands, however, were sinful. He arrogant assumed his human hands were cleaner than the earth. We completely underestimate the raw, lethal holiness of God. We cannot handle Him casually or on our own terms. The modern church needs this kind of reverence back. 😳🙌 #FearOfTheLord #HolyGod #2Samuel #ArkOfTheCovenant #Reverence