And Jesus told his followers: Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Photo Credit: Unsplash/MartaMena Gonzalez. You are king-priests! What? Lets read on. Sadly, they were struck down for their mistake. Have you become discouraged or given up when it comes to receiving certain blessings? The entire story from the time the Philistines captured the ark and the time it was finally returned by King David to Jerusalem was a total of approx. This is a picture of having communion, in remembrance of the Lords death, every Sunday. At the same time, God knows our hearts, our capabilities, and whats around the corner for us, so if He choose not to bless in a certain area, that might even be a blessing in itself. The ark was in the house of Abinadab for 20 years, through which the people of Israel lamented. Check out the piece called, Theres room at the cross for you, and the article on the Gospel of Matthew in my Gospel series. You dont need a pastor or a deacon present to have communion. There are actually four different men named Obed Edom in scripture. In consequence of the plagues that came on each city where the Ark was kept in Philistia, it was reluctantly returned by them to Israel. So again thank you for this platform. 38). This entire story is also a depiction of when the temple soldiers came to arrest Jesus in the garden. may God continue to enrich you in Him. I am so bless by your teaching. The answers are to be found within the pages of the Bible. A Gentile? Now if David had checked with Gods word, hed have known the proper way to carry the Ark. The Holy Spirit is drawing pictures for us in this story. 6:3): The Philistines sent the ark back to Israel on a cart, and it wound up in the house of Abinadab. Acts 13:21. Uh oh! Know how far it is from the house of Obed Edom to Jerusalem? God will allow us to go along doing things our way. As I mentioned earlier, oxen are working animals, a picture of righteousness by works or self righteousness. Another clue is found in the meaning of Uzzahs name. This site is a proud member of the Salem Web Network, a subsidiary of, Copyright 2023, Crosswalk.com. 12 And it was told king David, saying: 'The LORD hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God.'. This prophetically indicates the future ingrafting of the gentiles into the kingdom of God. A Gittite to whose house the Ark was taken when removed from that of Abinadab in Gibeah. ABINADAB. Were going to have to take a not-so-little trip back in time a few years of Israels history, all the way back to when the Prophet Samuel was a little boy, to find the answers to our questions. Well, yes and no. Might as well feed them arsenic. What does it all mean? as you know, He was struck dead. Dont give up. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this. Comparing The Two Attempts To Return The Ark. There it spends considerable time until David decides to bring it into his new capital, Jerusalem. {Kirjath Jearim}. , The LORD appeared to Samuel and told the young child of His plan to end the line of wicked old Eli and his evil sons. The people, understandably, were overjoyed to see the Ark returned to them at last! David and Israel followed the Philistine method of making a new cart and attaching Oxen to it (1Samuel 6:7, ff). The ark had been at Abinadab's house for . 1. 4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab, whichwason the hill, accompanying the ark of God; and Ahio went before the ark. Your blessings are Jesus..plus nothing. He was with Saul in the campaign against the Philistines in which Goliath was slain (1 Samuel 17:13), Prince Abinadab, one of King Sauls sons, who persisted with his father in the battle of Gilboa (1 Samuel 31:2; 1 Chronicles 10:2), Abinadab, one of King Solomons officers, who provided victuals for the king and his household. 1. I figured if people, whatever reason, were not open to hearing him, maybe they would hear the truth from someone else. Thanks for the heads up! ABINADAB bn' db ( , my [the] father is generous [ noble] or father of generosity [ nobility ]). This is the name of 4 different men in the Old Testament. It is significant that we do not read of any results in Abinadab's household for having the ark there all those years. Its the exact reason I started writing because I wanted to bless the Church with the real Jesus and seeing Him through all the scriptures concerning Himself. Id sayGod is WELL-ABLE to defend Himself. "red")= "one who causes to blush." Arrived in Beth-shemesh, it was unloaded by Levites (1 Sam 6:15); and sacrifices were offered before it that day. It remained with Obed-edom three months before it was carried to the City of David; and God "blessed Obededom and all his household" (II Sam. It remained with Obed-edom three months before it was carried to the City of David; and God "blessed Obededom and all his household" (II Sam. Davids excitement changed to self recrimination as he realized that God was not going to accept mens ways of doing religion. Obed-Edom and Jeiel were the gatekeepers of the Ark (I Chronicles C15, V 18 & V 24) Abinadab and his sons were probably of the house of Levi. Vs. 26-28. Topical Bible: Abinadab: Son of Jesse xxvi. 5 Then David and all the house of Israel played music before the Lordon all kinds ofinstruments offir wood, on harps, on stringed instruments, on tambourines, on sistrums, and on cymbals. It had been there for almost 70 years by David's time. BRING THE ARK BACK TO THE CENTER OF WORSHIP! There is no contradiction. Though it had not been so (as we read) to Abinadab, who probably had not given it so noble and reverent an entertainment as Obed-edom did, and therefore was not blest like him: David hereupon begins to bethink himself of his own loss, that if the ark had been this half year in his own house (according to his first design) all those blessings upon Obed-edom had been bestowed upon himself and on . That brings it to a whole new level! It explained and confirmed a lot of things in my Spirit. Thanks for your response! But he expects us to learn and grow, not remain a babe.